Sports Articles October 2003
Wales Prefer to Look Ahead Than Overturn 50 Years of Hurt
Second Test: Johnson Shines on Second Honeymoon
Quick Hits
General: The Ol' One-Two Punch
Motor Sports: Countdown begins to the grandaddy of desert races -- the Baja 1000
Colts vs. Dolphins -- It's Miami's game to win or lose
Go Hand Inn Hand With Daly's Chaser
Two Eddies Blow Whistle on Refereeing
Beware the Happiness of Samoa's Warriors
Back Line to Extend Logan's Long Run
Trescothick Gets the Thumbs Up
England's 16th Man Costs £10k
Good memories of '03 Series
General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #68
Big test for Michigan and Lloyd Carr
Clarke Steals Very English Scene
Attheraces Pull Plug on Sandown
Jones Scorns to Play 'mind Games' With Ireland
Fiji Flier Back to Test Wary Scots
All Blacks Want Harris to Stand Up and Be Counted
Lacklustre Dallaglio Has It All to Prove
Pool D: Canada 24 - 7 Tonga
Western Conference Preview
Virginia game will set the tone
'I'll Be Cheering on Romania - I'm Odd'
Leonard and Corry Turn Attentions to Fatherhood
Uruguay the Big Minnows in Small Pool
Chambers' Coach Under Scrutiny
England Face Fine for Touchline 'insults'
Balance, Diplomacy; and Libel.
General: Sometimes you just have to vent
General: Out of focus
England's Block Tactics Rebound
Ricahrd Williams: We Hate You England, We Do
A People With Georgia on Their Minds and Sport in Their Hearts
Argentina Props Cited for Gouging
Greenwood Back With the Balm of Sunshine
Devils' advocates
The ultimate opportunists
Making the plays when it counts
Bath Lose Record and Get the Video
We Played Into the Samoans' Hands in the First Half
Routine England Must Capture the Spirit of Samoa
No Ball, No Point for No-hope Namibia
Scotland Reel From a Twitch to Apologies
Resurgent Welsh Pack Lose Jones the Prop
Ireland Walk a Tightrope to the Last Eight
Johnson Reads the Riot Act As England Start Their Inquest
Quninlan Shoulders Ireland's Burden
England Survive Scare Against Gutsy Samoa
The Happy Hooker
Our Sport Good, Your Sport Bad
Drugs Code Is Cracked: Let's Start Anew
Francis Fits the Bill in Whistleblower 'whodunnit'
Saints or Monsters?
Scotland Go Down Meekly
France 41 - 9 Scotland
France 3 - 3 Scotland
Paterson Primed for a Coup
Written in Red - Win or Bust for Hansen
Back Streetwise on Right Side of Law
Sports Fear Big Losses Outside Top 10
England on Brink of Wrong Kind of History
Bangladesh v England
Eastern Conference Preview
General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #66
General: ESPN's "Playmakers" - A review
'We've No Idea How Big the Problem Is'
Women and Children Welcome But No Shopping Please
Wales Plan to Outrun Italians
Marsh Out to Repay French Faith
England Suffer a Power Failure
Conte on Ropes As the Elite Testify
Bangladesh v England - Live!
The NHL needs to move the nets back
Quick hits
Tootoo a natural tie-in for Nashville
Anyone need a goalie?
Trescothick Makes Light of Heat
Track Marks
How the Worst News in British Sport Went From Rumour to Fact
Ban Means the End for Most Athletes
Puma Pack a Big Threat to Ireland
Drugs Add Excitement - Chambers
Alternative Sports Personality of the Year
Bangladesh v England
Week 7 power rankings
The importance of Game 7s
Jones Has Faith in Samoan Spirit
High-flown Figures Bear Little Relation to the Walkover Facts
Italy 19 - 14 Canada
Over-by-over Report: Bangledesh v England, First Test, Final Session
The best men won
USA team fades away in errors
The Maple Leafs' road ahead
A tale of two coaches
Williamson Calls It a Day
Italy in Game of Pool Cut-throat With Canada and Wales
Cullen Was Omitted in Order to Shoot Down Stars
Thompson Hits Back at Scrum Critics
Scotland 27 - 12 Usa
Scotland 10 - 6 Usa
"Ready" Eddie still powering the Titans
Butcher's Throat Makes Him Doubtful for First Test
Bruno Out to a Hit Below the Belt From His 'caring Ex-wife'
Brodie Beaten Until Sulaiman Admits Error
Cullen on Attack As Rookie Steps Up
'My Charge-down Was No Accident'
England's Top 10 Still Seeking Perfect Mix
Hansen is Tonga-tied and Twisted
Victory Cheers Silenced By Fears for Greenwood
Bath Bullies Bash Up Saracens
Minnows Waiting for Minor Miracle
Williams Rescues Shabby Welsh
Wales 27 - 20 Tonga
Wales 17 - 10 Tonga
Getting to know Martin Lapointe
General: eSports owner Larry Lareau's CD debuts in December
Canada hold New Zealand All Blacks scoreless for 20 minutes
Hypocrisy at the Heart of the Affair
Dad Knows Best
Making Waves Across the Pond
Woodward Sings Same Tune
England 25 - 6 South Africa
England 25 - 6 South Africa: Live!
Boks Turn Their Back on a Miracle
Brodie Has Real Fight on His Hands
Bangladesh A 242 & 6; England 333
Sky Snap Up Heineken Cup
New Zealand 68 - 6 Canada
New Zealand 42 - 6 Canada
New Zealand v Canada
The term "great" is greatly overused in NFL
The Bernie Mac curse
'All You Can Do is Prepare to Be More Physical Than Them'
Notes From the Touchline
Brodie Looks to Barrera
Carter is 'new Wilkinson'
Minnows on the Poverty Line As Giants Grow Richer and Stronger
Boks Teamsheet Comes Out Even Whiter
Battle-hard Bok Prepares One in the Eye for England
England Tactics Stand Accused
Nafis Wrings England Spinners
General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #64
Odyssey of the Scrum-half Who Never Was
Marsh Hails World-class Academy
General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #63
Between the lines
Week 6 power rankings
Avs and Sens -- Oh, the possibilities
Banquets and Helicopters Can Win the Day
Mitchell Will Make the Most of English Education
Eddery to Go From Servant to Master
England Gear Up in a Mood of Apprehension
England Enter an Area of Low Pressure
Rock and Roll; Drugs; and Matters of a Sexual Nature (sort Of).
Oklahoma dismantles Texas... Again!
Indian Cricket: A destiny waits, a nation hopes
Watercross: Final day on Lake Havasu at the 22nd IJSBA World Finals
My Sports God Can Beat Your Sports God
Rhythm in Tune to Test Major Players
Chubbes Pays His Way With Easy Win
Small-fry Swimming Against the Tide
Krige Pledges a Clean Contest
Caucau Gets Off Scot Free With Light Ban
England Suffer Diplomatic Collapse
Woodward Faces Up to Injury Crisis
Aaron Lisker wants your vote forTigers' GM
Zimmer charging Pedro both funny and pathetic
The more things change...
Midseason MVPs with a twist
Martinez is a thug
Zimbabwe Left Trailing in Lehmann's Wake
Now the Cobwebs Are Gone, Bring on the Springboks
Trescothick Turns Up the Heat
Interview: Graham Thorpe
Gloucester 24 - 3 Leicester
South Africa 72 Uruguay 6
New Zealand 70 Italy 7
Welsh Romp Reveals Growing Gap in Game
Where Free Speech Has a Price
What a game -- Too bad I missed it!
Preparing for an Avalanche
Watercross: Flores captures Gold & Silver Pro-Am Ski medals at IJSBA World Finals
Filling Fields
France 61 - 18 Fiji
Mid-major no more
A prior commitment
Western (Campbell) Conference Preview
A Brilliant Innings and a Fine New Legend. Just Don't Let the Grumblers Devalue It
Fallon to Be on Target With Missile
Raikkonen Takes Hope From History
Sale 33 - 37 Wasps
England Forced to Skip Practice
Wales One Defeat From the Knackery
Georgia's High-point a Stepping Stone for England
Aim is Perfection - Then to Get Better
Eriksson's Gag Fails to Mask Message
Australia 24 - 8 Argentina
Australia Ease Past Argentina
Minute-by-minute Match Report: Australia v Argentina
World Cup Opening Ceremony: As It Happened
World Cup Opening Ceremony: As It Happens
Lions turning the corner. Yes, I'm serious.
General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #61
Priest carrying out Vermeil's Marshall Plan
The Wolverines are in trouble
London Warned Corruption Would Be Fatal
Deluge Clouds Prospects of Fringe Players
Stars of the World Cup 2003: Fabien Galthić©
Transport of Delight Revs Up
Sydney Plants 22,000 Flowers to Promote Interest in the World Cup
Boot on Other Foot for Italy's Kirwan
World Cup Diary: Lewis Moody
Sato Starts Villeneuve Out of Suzuka
General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #60
The bitter fan's guide to the ALCS
Eastern (Wales) Conference Preview.
Woodward's Luck Tested By Dawson and Balshaw
Cricket Reformers Told to Stop Negative Talk
Stars of the World Cup 2003: Jason Robinson
In Sporting Terms, Something Supernatural Happened
Georgians Low on Finances But High on Spirit
England Arrive Right As Rain for Winter Tour
Fletcher flies out with new deal
'The word 'bok' had come to Soweto'
Expectation drives Australia coach
Thompson unconvinced by worlds excuses
The tragedy in Atlanta deepens...
World Cup is on in two days
Tough time for USA team in World Cup
2003 season preview -- Seeing red
Week 5 power rankings
World Cup rewind: Cup future bright in Welsh wet
Stephen Bierley: Never mind the players, what can motivate the viewers?
Fletcher extends England contract
The bitter fan's guide to the NLCS
General: Little things mean little anymore
So many thoughts, so little cohesion
How many things must England do to win? I've lost count
Natural born crazies
Empty minds of the brain-dead writers' society
How numbers can lie -- The Vinny Testaverde story
Cubs win, please Cubs, win
Let the real games begin
Week 4 power rankings
Rugby World Cup: France 41 - 14 Usa
Rugby World Cup: 'prepare for the Tournament to Catch Fire'
Rugby World Cup: Catt the Old Dog Unleashed With a Point to Prove
General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #69
"Hitters and missers" of 2003
Dispelling the Yankee rumors
The memoirs of NBA Opening Night
England Rugby is £10,000 Poorer
Fantasy Football: Week 9 Fantasy sleepers
Australians Are Fantastic People, But One or Two Idiots Ruin It
The story of the miracle Marlins
NFL power rankings - Week 8
Cassani Finalises London Bid Team
O'Sullivan Admits to No10 Dilemma
Peak Practice Lets England Down
Cricket: Harmison Out of Second Test
General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #67
Jaromir Jagr -- Capital problems
Time for a change
Paul Weaver: Apprentice Harmison on the Up
Lions' problems deeper than QB position
Lions' McMahon might want to switch positions
Kings will rule the West
Interview: Bernhard Langer
Harrison Blames Controversial Coach for Positive Test
England 35 - 22 Samoa
Rugby World Cup - England v Samoa Live!
Vaughan Leads From the Front
Calvin Harrison Tests Positive
Athens Vows to Wipe Out the Cheats
O'Sullivan Fearful of the Pumas' Back Hand
Week 8 Fantasy sleepers
Bush a Wallaby?
Can both teams lose?
Any Chance Athens Will Be Ready for Games?
Tour Trial to Engineer Tight Finale
Henman Powers Into Last Eight
Healey in Gear to Enter the Fray
Holmes Lost to Drug Suspect
Ranting and Raving about the NFL...
Duncan Mackay Investigates Drugs in Athletics
Fewer Breaks for Marked Man O'driscoll
Woodward Takes a Risk With Wilkinson
General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #65
USA Volleyball to host NORCECA Congress in Atlanta
Getting educated about Rugby
Pigskin letters
How a New Olympic Ideal Fell at First Hurdle
UK's Top Sprinter in Positive Drug Test
The Dirty Dozen -- The NBA's most dependable role players (Round 2)
The Dirty Dozen - The NBA's most dependable role players (Round 1)
Picking the NFL Hall of Fame finalists
Stephen Bierley: Vaughan Joins the Fitness and Cold-baths Revolution
Grand Jury Summons for Marion Jones
Making OT in the NFL more exciting
What happens to elite athletes when their careers end
General: The Ol' One-Two Punch
Pats sink the Dolphins in OT
Clarke Relishes Chance to Fill Flintoff's Shoes
Sleeping awake -- A fan's game seven tale
Late News From Athens
Bartman Takes His Catch, Then Runs for Cover
'Get Tough on Drugs or Quit'
England v South Africa: Live!
Patience my friend, patience
Pats D slays Giants again 17-6, but those damn Yankees!!!
Soccer 1, Rugby 0
'Fierce and Menacing But Not a Thug'
New Drug Scandal Shakes Sport
Get Set for Biggest Dope Scandal Ever
Diet Expert Under Spotlight
General: Christmas in October
Cubs lose series, but "the fan" may be the biggest loser
General: Fear and gambling in Las Vegas
2003 NBA season preview
Cubs' fan may need to hibernate
USA Rugby does the country proud
Changes Agreed to Grand Prix Format
Referees 'blind to Johnson Fouls'
Dawson's Recovery a Lift for England
Zero tolerance to soccer violence after fan's murder
Even in its shining hour, MLB seems to screw things up
Eubank Arrested After Iraq Protest at No 10
The Main Event -- Yankees and Red Sox in a cage match
General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #62
France favored to repeat European Cup title
Navratilova Returns to Play Fed Cup
Dennis Warns of New Rule Danger
Ferrari Offer Test to Top Rider Rossi
Healey Devastated As Freak Injury Costs Him England Call Up
Schumacher in No Hurry to Drive Off Into the Sunset
The Cold, Calculating Conqueror Stands in Glorious Isolation at Formula One's Summit
Harlequins 18 - 11 Newcastle
England Pick Up Casualties Marching Through Georgia
Schumacher Eases Into History
Golf: Her future is bright
Legend Lt. Col. Edward B. "Burt" DeGroot, Jr., passes away
Creative opening not matched in play
Triumphant England Pass the Test
Umps out of control
Obituary: John Herring
Schumacher on Track to Be Even Bigger in Japan
Observations on sports
A's can't get it done.. Again
Watercross: Top PWC riders ready for 22nd Annual IJSBA World Finals
Vin Baker's last stand
The bizzaro world of Cubs/Sox
Bouquet Comes With Brickbat As England Land in Turkey
US Promoter Sues Lennox Lewis
American Sport Star in Court Over Rape
Golf: World Golf Championships Need Major Adjustment
Believe it... or Not -- Cubs win playoff series and Schwarzenegger is a Governor
Lions turning the corner? Is this humor?
International Rugby Board Plans Full-strength Minnows
England take a sledgehammer to crack Georgia
Stars of the Rugby World Cup 2003: Mat Rogers
Twins/Yankees -- A lesson in baseball economics
Can Roy and Carlos pull off the double dip?
A season of wonder
Live coverage of Rugby World Cup available on the Web
Stars of the Rugby World Cup 2003 No2: Brian O'Driscoll
Mandela magic inspires Springboks
Woodward plays for time
Wimbledon doubt for London bid
Detroit Lions -- Turning the corner?
Don't blame Rush -- ESPN must have been on drugs
Ignorance, not racism, hits the airwaves.
Limbaugh -- Wrong about football, the media, and McNabb
Vandy remains constant, UT ripe for ridicule
I just want to watch the baseball playoffs
Pumas of pedigree
Police: 300 'most ruthless' hooligans to defy Istanbul ban
Anna faces her final defeat
The Pope, Bono and... Mathare United FC
Limbaugh's opinion is a valid one
Limbaugh's comments bring on discussion
General: All Ireland -- Hurling and Guinness (Part 2)
A Tragedy in Atlanta
General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #59
General: All Ireland -- Hurling and Guinness (Part 1)
Golf: Vouching for Vijay
Looking ahead, and back, at the World Series matchups
General: Sterno's Talkin' Smack -- Episode #58
USA men earn World Cup berth with win over Cuba at NORCECA
The intangibles of success
Playoff division series psychology