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Mike Celizic

MSNBC.com contributor Mike Celizic provides his unique slant as he takes an offbeat look into the world of sports beyond the box scores.



May 2008 - Posts

Annika is everything we want in a star

Posted: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 11:37 AM

At the age of 37 and still in possession of all her incomparable skills, Annika Sorenstam, the reports say, is going to hang up her clubs. She has other things she wants to do.

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A-Rod's wife gets her revenge

Posted: Tuesday, May 06, 2008 8:30 PM

This is what A-Rod gets for canoodling with a woman other than his wife: she tells the world what a wimp he is.

For some reason, Alex Rodriguez agreed to sit down with his wife, Cynthia, for an interview with YES, the Yankees' personal television network. I’ve no doubt the network promised not to ask any embarrassing questions about the story The New York Post broke last year about A-Rod’s dalliance with the proverbial buxom blonde. So A-Rod, poor schmuck that he is, agreed.

So instead of talking about potholes on the matrimonial highway, the interview worked its way to A-Rod, the family man. And his wife volunteered that during the birth of his first daughter in November 2004, the mighty athlete, scourge of the American League and heir-apparent to Ruth and Aaron and BALCO Barry, passed out.

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Clemens' true colors coming to light

Posted: Friday, May 02, 2008 2:50 PM

Somewhere, Roger Clemens’ remaining fans are wondering how their hero could have gotten into so much trouble. He was the perfect warrior, which meant he was also a perfect person, an upstanding family man and staunch defender of traditional family values. That’s what he told us, and fans know that their heroes would never tell a lie.

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