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This page lists all the weekly Feature Stories by date of publication and subject. All articles also contain my weekly editorial Quick Takes and Trivia.

To access an article, Scroll Down And Click on either the date or the subject of the Feature Story. The articles appear chronologically with the most recent one at the top.

Jackie Robinson is the subject of my very first article dated 8-9-01. You're never too old to have a hero, and he's always been mine.

1-1-11 Final Sports Junkie Article
12-1-10 Post-Retirement Article XVII
11-1-10 Post-Retirement Article XVI
10-1-10 Post-Retirement Article XV
9-1-10 Post-Retirement Article XIV
8-1-10 Post-Retirement Article XIII
7-1-10 Post-Retirement Article XII
6-1-10 Post-Retirement Article XI
5-1-10 Post-Retirement Article X
4-15-10 Jackie Robinson Day
4-1-10 Post-Retirement Article VIII
3-1-10 Post-Retirement Article VII
2-7-10 Ode To The New Orleans Saints
2-1-10 Post-Retirement Article V
12-23-09 Post-Retirement Article IV
6-15-09 Post-Retirement Article III
5-6-09 Post-Retirement Article II
12-9-08 Post-Retirement Article 
8-7-08 Sports Junkie. The Final Episode.
7-31-08 The Post-War Era
7-24-08 Funny Hockey Quotes
7-17-08 Rachel Robinson
7-10-08 Don Shula
7-3-08 Cool Papa Bell
6-26-08 Funny Basketball Quotes
6-19-08 Alex Karras
6-12-08 Funny Boxing Quotes
6-5-08 Dave Winfield
5-29-08 Funny Football Quotes
5-22-08 NHL Breaks Color Line
5-15-08 Cleo Hill
5-8-08 Marcus Allen
5-1-08 The Tulsa Oilers
4-24-08 NFL Breaks Color Line
4-17-08 Michael Jordan
4-10-08 Yogi's Speech. St. Louis U.
4-3-08 Ryne Sandberg
3-27-08 Jim Plunkett
3-20-08 Edmonton Oilers Dynasty
3-13-08 Wacky Baseball Incidents
3-6-08 Fran Tarkenton
2-28-08 Pete Gray
2-21-08 Dennis Rodman
2-14-08 James Dolan & Madison Square Garden
2-7-08 Joe Seay
1-31-08 Rank The NFL Rivalries
1-24-08 Classic Comments By Sports Figures V
1-17-08 Tommy Lasorda
1-10-08 Jack Christiansen
1-3-08 George Foreman
12-27-07 Greatest Sports Upsets
12-20-07 Fernando Valenzuela
12-13-07 George Plimpton
12-6-07 Julius Erving
11-29-07 George Allen
11-22-07 The Three NY Shortstops Of The '40s And '50s.
11-15-07 Colts At Chargers. 11-11-07.
11-8-07 The Fearsome Foursome
11-1-07 NBA Color Line Breaks
10-25-07 History Of The St. Louis Cardinals
10-18-07 Howard Cosell
10-11-07 World Series Issue
10-4-07 The Worst NFL Teams Ever
9-27-07 Rusty Staub
9-20-07 The Big Fix
9-13-07 Orlando Cepeda
9-6-07 The 1972 Olympics
8-30-07 Don Meredith
8-23-07 Don Drysdale
8-16-07 Sports Memorabilia
8-9-07 Maury Wills
8-2-07 Jim Thorpe
7-26-07 Jai-Alai
7-19-07 Paul Brown
7-12-07 Ali vs Frazier (1)
7-5-07 Sal Maglie
6-28-07 Red Schoendienst
6-21-07 Robin Roberts
6-14-07 Worst Sports Comebacks
6-7-07 Carl Furillo
5-31-07 Ollie Matson
5-24-07 NFL Humor
5-17-07 300
5-10-07 The State Of The Lakers
5-3-07 The Drive & The Fumble
4-26-07 The Incredible Month Of Rudy York
4-19-07 Roberto De Vicenzo
4-12-07 The Importance Of MLB Managers
4-5-07 The 12th. Man
3-29-07 Red Klotz
3-22-07 Archie Moore
3-15-07 Negro League Baseball. Part 2 Of 2.
3-8-07 Negro League Baseball. Part 1 Of 2.
3-1-07 Lynne Cox
2-22-07 Abbott & Costello
2-15-07 Kresimir Cosic
2-8-07 Willie Davis. Both Of Them.
2-1-07 Moe Berg
1-25-07 Kenny Washington
1-18-07 Vin Scully
1-11-07 The Jones Boys
1-4-07 Golf Humor
12-28-06 Floyd Patterson
12-21-06 The Holy Roller
12-14-06 Hockey's All-Time Greatest Games
12-7-06 Wade Boggs
11-30-06 Doug Flutie
11-23-06 O. J. Simpson's New Book
11-16-06 The Mendoza Line
11-9-06 ESPN's All-Time College Football Teams
11-2-06 MLB Team Payrolls
10-26-06 The A.B.A.
10-19-06 The Heidi Game
10-12-06 The Ongoing Rift Between Ozzie & LaRussa
10-5-06 The Miracle At The Meadowlands
9-28-06 Mike Schmidt
9-21-06 Nate Archibald
9-14-06 Roberto Duran
9-7-06 The Longest Game In Baseball History
8-31-06 NFL's All-Time Ref Blunders
8-24-06 Classic Comments By Sports Figures IV
8-17-06 Baseball's Best Career Pinch-Hitters
8-10-06 Jim Brosnan
8-3-06 Willie Pep
7-27-06 Frank Reich
7-20-06 Arnold Palmer
7-13-06 Man O' War & Upset
7-6-06 Jimmy Wynn
6-29-06 Instant Replay
6-22-06 History On His Side. John Wooden.
6-15-06 Major League Baseball. WW II.
6-8-06 Willie Stargell
6-1-06 Steroids
5-25-06 Otto Graham
5-18-06 "Shoeless Joe" Jackson
5-11-06 U. S. Military Academies. Sports.
5-4-06 ESPN
4-27-06 Denny McLain
4-20-06 The Jackie Robinson Foundation
4-13-06 Classic Comments By Sports Figures III
4-6-06 Marvin Miller
3-30-06 March Madness
3-23-06 Quick Takes Only. Article III.
3-16-06 Bill Parcells
3-9-06 Dick Vitale
3-2-06 Bobby Bonds
2-23-06 Henry Armstrong
2-16-06 Hakeem Olajuwon
2-9-06 The Dodgers. 1955 & 2005.
2-2-06 The Super Bowl & Las Vegas
1-26-06 Marv Levy
1-19-06 Todd Bertuzzi & Steve Moore
1-12-06 Bo Belinsky
1-5-06 Rocky Graziano
12-29-05 Eddie Mathews
12-22-05 Len Bias
12-15-05 MLB's Umpiring Blunders
12-8-05 NFL Owners & Their Greed
12-1-05 Quick Takes Only. Article II.
11-24-05 Lenny Moore
11-17-05 Jim Murray
11-10-05 No Article Today. Away On Vacation.
11-3-05 John Stockton
10-27-05 Jean Beliveau
10-20-05 NFL Quarterback Rating System
10-13-05 What You Can't Buy For $238,944,348
10-6-05 Elvin Hayes
9-29-05 My Picks For MVP's & Cy Youngs
9-22-05 Willie McCovey
9-15-05 Marvin Barnes
9-8-05 Sonny Jurgensen
9-1-05 Orestes "Minnie" Minoso
8-25-05 Joe Frazier
8-18-05 Earl Campbell
8-11-05 Bob Pettit
8-4-05 Joe Morgan
7-28-05 Cus D'Amato
7-21-05 Brooks Robinson
7-14-05 Astroturf
7-7-05 Sid Luckman
6-30-05 B O P
6-23-05 Ralph Kiner
6-16-05 The Ongoing Saga Of The Lakers
6-9-05 What Is A Sport?
6-2-05 Dan Marino
5-26-05 How The Structure Of Hockey Changed
5-19-05 Chuck Bednarik
5-12-05 The Myth Of Cooperstown
5-5-05 Leo Durocher
4-28-05 Tim Dahlberg's Article On Roger Maris
4-21-05 James Worthy
4-14-05 Jack Buck
4-7-05 Mantle vs Mays vs Snider
3-31-05 Tony Galento
3-24-05 Major League Baseball: The Circus
3-17-05 Tony Dorsett
3-10-05 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
3-3-05 Ruby Goldstein
2-24-05 Al Kaline
2-17-05 The Immaculate Reception
2-10-05 1978-79 NCAA Basketball Title
2-3-05 Tyson Upset By Douglas
1-27-05 The Ice Bowl Of 1967
1-20-05 ERA Versus W-L Pitching Stats
1-13-05 NHL Trivia
1-6-05 The Origin Of Monday Night Football
12-30-04 Don Larsen's Perfect Game
12-23-04 Sonny Liston
12-16-04 Wilt Scores 100 Points
12-9-04 The Weakened Sport Of Baseball
12-2-04 Orel Hershiser
11-25-04 Relationship Of Fans And Players
11-18-04 Miracle Mets of 1969
11-11-04 NFL Quick Takes
11-4-04 Women's World Cup Soccer
10-28-04 USA Olympic Basketball
10-21-04 Classic Umpire Stories
10-14-04 Eric Dickerson
10-7-04 Mickey Mantle
9-30-04 The Birth Of The St. Louis Blues
9-23-04 Bill Russell
9-16-04 The Shot Heard 'Round The World
9-9-04 Terry Bradshaw
9-2-04 Warren Spahn
8-26-04 Classic Comments By Sports Figures II
8-19-04 Jersey Joe Walcott
8-12-04 Cal Beats Stanford
8-5-04 Ozzie Smith
7-29-04 Derek Sanderson
7-22-04 Jerry West
7-15-04 The Hollywood Stars
7-8-04 Boston College Beats Miami U.
7-1-04 Jake LaMotta
6-24-04 Bill Buckner
6-17-04 Oscar Robertson
6-10-04 Classic Comments By Sports Figures
6-3-04 Tom Landry
5-27-04 Felix Potvin
5-20-04 Cruiser Lippel
5-13-04 Rickey Henderson
5-6-04 The Current Status Of The NBA
4-29-04 Eli Manning vs Pat Tillman
4-22-04 Quick Takes Only. Article 1.
4-15-04 Jackie Robinson Day.  Johnny Bench.
4-8-04 George Brett
4-1-04 The 1936 Olympics In Berlin
3-25-04 Carlton Fisk
3-18-04 Super Bowls
3-11-04 Lawrence Taylor
3-4-04 The Family Tree Of The Colts
2-26-04 The Pacific Coast League
2-19-04 Mike Ditka
2-12-04 Mario Lemieux
2-5-04 Lenny Wilkens
1-29-04 Pete Rose
1-22-04 Billy "White Shoes" Johnson
1-15-04 He Never Asked To Be A Hero
1-8-04 You Can't Predict The NFL
1-1-04 "Bullet" Bob Hayes
12-25-03 George Mikan
12-18-03 The NFL Of The 70's
12-11-03 Luis Aparicio
12-4-03 Las Vegas & Big League Sports 
11-27-03 Bobby Hull
11-20-03 Ronnie Lott
11-13-03 Kirk Gibson
11-6-03 Capsule History Of Pro Basketball
10-30-03 Rocky Marciano
10-23-03 Steve Bartman
10-16-03 Wayne Gretzky
10-9-03 Sports Stadiums & Me
10-2-03 Reggie Jackson
9-25-03 Jan Stenerud
9-18-03 My Fantasy Basketball Team
9-11-03 Pine Tar Game
9-4-03 Gil Hodges
8-28-03 Walter Payton
8-21-03 Steve Carlton
8-14-03 Raymond Berry
8-7-03 Sports Stadiums
7-31-03 Ernie Banks
7-24-03 The Richard Brothers
7-17-03 Pete Rozelle
7-10-03 Jack Johnson
7-3-03 Bill Sharman
6-26-03 Harry Caray
6-19-03 Ray Nitschke
6-12-03 Casey Stengel
6-5-03 Lance Alworth
5-29-03 Roberto Clemente
5-22-03 Sammy Baugh
5-15-03 Richie Ashburn
5-8-03 Marcel Dionne
5-1-03 Marion Motley
4-24-03 Isiah Thomas
4-17-03 George Blanda
4-10-03 Joe DiMaggio
4-3-03 "Night Train" Lane
3-27-03 Dolph Schayes
3-20-03 Lou Gehrig
3-13-03 Ray Guy
3-6-03 My Fantasy Baseball Team
2-27-03 Foreign-Born Athletes
2-20-03 Lou Brock
2-13-03 Pete Maravich
2-6-03 Tex Schramm
1-30-03 Larry Doby
1-23-03 The Stanley Cup
1-16-03 Dick Butkus
1-9-03 Duke Snider
1-2-03 Patty Berg
12-26-02 Vince Lombardi
12-19-02 Seattle Mariners
12-12-02 Dick Groat
12-5-02 First Armchair Quarterbacks
11-28-02 Gump Worsley
11-21-02 Dizzy Dean
11-14-02 Harlem Globetrotters
11-7-02 Emmitt Smith
10-31-02 Best Baseball Movies
10-24-02 Whitey Ford
10-17-02 Larry Wilson
10-10-02 Johnny Unitas
10-3-02 Frank Robinson
9-26-02 Bob Feller
9-19-02 Hockey By Position
9-12-02 Roy Campanella
9-5-02 The Future of the NFL
8-29-02 The Hot Dog
8-22-02 George Halas
8-15-02 Bob Lilly
8-8-02 Glenn Hall
8-1-02 Deacon Jones
7-25-02 Yogi Berra
7-18-02 NBA's Longest Game
7-11-02 Ty Cobb & Billy Martin
7-4-02 "Satchel" Paige & Josh Gibson
6-27-02 Stan Musial
6-20-02 Georgia Tech Squeaks By
6-13-02 Pete Rose
6-6-02 Babe Ruth
5-30-02 Gordie Howe & the Red Wings
5-23-02 Bob Gibson
5-16-02 Larry Bird
5-9-02 1940 NFL Title Game
5-2-02 Willie Mays
4-25-02 Gary Player
4-18-02 Henry Aaron
4-11-02 NHL Expansion
4-4-02 Sandy Koufax
3-28-02 Muggsy Bogues
3-21-02 1958 NFL Title Game
3-14-02 Ted Williams
3-7-02 Muhammad Ali
2-28-02 Bobby Orr & Phil Esposito
2-21-02 Bobby Layne
2-14-02 1964
2-7-02 Magic Johnson
1-31-02 Fact Or Fiction?
1-24-02 Babe Zaharias
1-17-02 Hank Greenberg
1-10-02 Team Dynasties
1-3-02 Curt Flood
12-27-01 Gale Sayers
12-20-01 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers
12-13-01 The Long Count
12-6-01 Scotty Bowman
11-29-01 Elgin Baylor
11-22-01 L. A. & Pro Sports
11-15-01 Jim Brown
11-8-01 Ruth & Maris vs Bonds
11-1-01 My Golf & Bowling Experiences
10-25-01 Joe Louis
10-18-01 Jacques Plante
10-11-01 John Wooden
10-4-01 Roger Staubach
9-27-01  No Column This Week
9-20-01 Jesse Owens
9-13-01 Bill Veeck & The St. Louis Browns
9-6-01 Sugar Ray Robinson
8-30-01 L.A. Kings
8-23-01 Wilt Chamberlain
8-16-01 Super Bowl III
8-9-01 Jackie Robinson