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A Jason (No So) Gay Ol’ Time (Bill Rodgers Edition)
Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay paid a melancholy visit to Boston Marathon icon Bill Rodgers in the wake of Monday’s tragic bombing. ‘Boston Billy’ Won’t Stop Running I wanted to go see Bill Rodgers, because when I was a … Continue reading
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Quote o’ the Day (2012 BoSox Edition)
From the redoubtable Jason Gay’s latest column in the Wall Street Journal: The Loopy Mess of LakerFail The Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Miami Heat on Sunday. This is not wildly important. What’s important is that the Lakers continue … Continue reading
A (Jason) Gay Ole Time! (Lance/Oprah Edition)
Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay has thankfully weighed in on the upcoming Lance Armstrong/Oprah Winfrey cable TV summit: What Lance Wants From Oprah I would like to go on Oprah. So would you. Don’t lie. Oprah is Oprah. Come on. … Continue reading
A Jason Gay Ol’ Time (The Great Laker Freakout Edition)
The Wall Street Journal’s redoubtable Jason Gay submitted this column in Monday’s edition of the paper: The Great Laker Freakout Who’s ready to give a big whoop about the discombobulated Los Angeles Lakers? Not me! It’s November, buster. Waaaay too … Continue reading
Jason Gay Ol’ Time (Baseball Uniforms Edition)
From our Late to the Party desk On Thursday the always readable Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay served up this ode to the baseball uniforms of the Detroit Tigers and San Francisco Giants. A Perfect Uniform Series: Giants vs. Tigers … Continue reading
Jason Gay Ol’ Time (Tour de France Edition)
Sports columnist Jason Gay is one of many reasons the Wall Street Journal is a must-read every day. Exhibit Umpteen: Gay’s latest piece. Meet Your New Tour de France Champ Lance Armstrong has been banned from cycling, and it appears that … Continue reading
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Big Blow For David Ferrer At U.S. Open
The U.S. Open went all Key Largo yesterday, with heavy winds turning the Andy Murray-Tomas Berdych men’s semifinal into a game of Wiffle Tennis. From ESPN.com: NEW YORK — Dealing with 20 mph wind that blew a changeover chair onto … Continue reading
WSJ’s Jason Gay Darns Those Sox
Dead-on (arrival) column by Jason Gay in Monday’s Wall Street Journal about the star-cross Boston Red Sox. The Zombie Red Sox Trudge On At this point, there is little use discussing the 2012 Boston Red Sox. There are better stories … Continue reading
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No Cheering In The Press Box? Feh!
Yesterday’s Wall Street Journal A-Hed: The Loudest Olympic Fans? The Hardbitten Folks in the Press Box Some Journalists Leave Objectivity at Home When Covering the Games; ‘What Joy!’ LONDON—Minutes after British track-and-field darling Jessica Ennis sped over the finish line … Continue reading
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Tagged A-Hed, Andy Murray, gold medal, Jason Gay, Olympics, Wall Street Journal
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Jason Gay Has Strawberries And Cream With Bud Collins
Venerable tennis savant Bud Collins couldn’t be in the house for Sunday’s gentlemen’s finals at the All England Club (ruptured quad tendon), so estimable Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay was in Collins’s Brookline house to view it with him. … Continue reading
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Tagged All England Club, Brookline, Bud Collins, Jason Gay, strawberries and cream, Wall Street Journal, Wimbledon
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