ACTOR ENDEARING ON-SCREEN AND OFF’TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE’ WAS HIS LAST REAL ROLE
MITCHALBOM — He called me “kid,” which is not something I usually like people calling me. It seemed OK with him because, well, he was older and I was younger and besides, it was endearing when he said it. And no one — certainly no one in show...
Why Study History When You Can Make It?
NEW YORK — It was still an hour before the summer sun dropped from the New York sky, and outside the crowded Madison Square Garden Theatre, fans sat on steps, sweating through tank tops. Inside, however, it was dark and cool, all long sleeves, custom suits and silk ties. This was pro basketball’s version of prom night. The NBA Draft.
This one would change the landscape forever.
Why Tv Could Use Another Archie Bunker
Archie Bunker died. That’s what people said. “Archie Bunker died.” It didn’t matter that the man’s real name was Carroll O’Connor, that he was a trained actor, a veteran of Broadway and the European stage. To most Americans, he was, and always will be, the lovable bigot from Queens.
Archie Bunker died. But to be honest, while O’Connor passed away Thursday from a heart attack at age 76, character-wise, Archie died some time ago. Not just his show. His concept.
HERE’S A TOAST FOR THE WORLD’S REGULAR DADS
My father never compared me to Gandhi.My father never compared me to Nelson Mandela.I know that Tiger Woods’ father, Earl Woods, has compared his son to both those men. I know that Tiger’s father said in TV Guide last week that Mandela was one of the few...
Shaq-Dikembe Feud Has Makings Of A Hit
It is not for me, as a man who only comes up to Shaquille O’Neal’s belly button, to judge the words coming out of his mouth. I can barely hear the words coming out of his mouth.
Same goes for 7-foot-2 Dikembe Mutombo. With him, I can hear what he’s saying, I just can’t understand it. I know the man speaks five languages. My question is: Is English one of them?
But hey, who am I to get in the middle of a big man battle in the NBA Finals? Two giants bumping, shoving and pounding on each other — and that’s just during the press conferences.
Lakers’ Depth Rises Above Game’S Hoopla
PHILADELPHIA — The floor at the First Union Center was so stuffed with people that, from above, it appeared that someone had dumped a massive jar of human jelly beans all over the court. Where would they put all these bodies? Fans with signs. Celebrities from Jesse Jackson to Chris Rock. Photographers, dancers, women in halter tops, men in silk suits. Then the lights dropped and drummers emerged and fireworks exploded and an inspirational film clip announced the 76ers to their first home championship crowd in 18 years. By the time they bellowed,
Mcveigh’S Blood Will Stain All Of Us
Good morning. Are you ready to kill someone?
We do it Monday. All of us. We kill a man. You, me, everyone on your block.
There will be no actual blood on our hands. None that we see, anyhow. But it will be there. A drop of blood. Human blood. Blood belonging to the worst mass murderer in history, Timothy McVeigh, a wicked, remorseless killer — but blood nonetheless.
WINGS BUCK TREND IN KEEPING BOWMAN
In this age of greed and long-term contracts, Scotty Bowman does what we wish all athletes would do: He works year-to-year. Doesn’t stick himself on a team. If the time comes to say good-bye, he leaves at the end of the season. And if he ever loses his touch,...
JUST LET TIGER GO ON HIS MARRY WAY
In the movie “Rocky,” Burgess Meredith warns Sylvester Stallone to stay away from his girlfriend during training.”Women weaken legs!” he snarls.Now comes a new theory: Women weaken backswings. At least according to Earl Woods, father of the...Stay Connected
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