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Art Spander
As a reporter since 1960, Art Spander is a living treasure of sports history. A recipient of the Dick McCann Memorial Award -- given for his long and distinguished career covering professional football -- he has earned himself a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was recently honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the PGA of America for 2009.
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Recent Articles
- Little St. Mary's Finds a Sweet Spot - March 26, 2010
- MORAGA, Calif. - To get to Saint Mary's College, you need a GPS and a lot of luck. It's due east of Oakland down a winding road through a canyon of Redwood trees that...
- We Want More Than Tiger Should Have to Give - RCS - March 24, 2010
- We're the ones at fault here. Not Tiger Woods. The man did something morally wrong, at least in the viewpoint of most. He did not break any laws. He did not steal. Or...
- We Want More Than Tiger Should Have to Give - March 24, 2010
- We're the ones at fault here. Not Tiger Woods. The man did something morally wrong, at least in the viewpoint of most. He did not break any laws. He did not steal. Or...
- Washington and the West Gain Respect - March 20, 2010
- SAN JOSE, Calif. - We're all witnesses. Lorenzo Romar said that. After his Washington team upset New Mexico. After he heard Northern Iowa upset Kansas. After he...
- Tennis's Version of March Madness - March 18, 2010
- INDIAN WELLS, Calif - The first game of the tournament, and the favorite, Notre Dame is upset, delighting maybe everyone who didn't have the Irish winning in their...
- Roddick Past His Prime But Playing Well - RealClearSports - March 17, 2010
- INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - He's the best in his sport in America. At one time he was the best in the world. Yet Andy Roddick is no different than the rest of us when someone...
- Roddick Past His Prime But Playing Well - March 17, 2010
- INDIAN WELLS, Calif. - He's the best in his sport in America. At one time he was the best in the world. Yet Andy Roddick is no different than the rest of us when someone...
- Hunter's Poor Word Choice Could Bring Change - RCS - March 12, 2010
- He didn't mean it. That's what one of his teammates said of Torii Hunter's remarks. One of his Latin teammates, Bobby Abreu. "If he said that,'' was Abreu's observation...
- Hunter's Poor Word Choice Could Bring Change - March 12, 2010
- He didn't mean it. That's what one of his teammates said of Torii Hunter's remarks. One of his Latin teammates, Bobby Abreu. "If he said that,'' was Abreu's observation...
- The Book on Willie Mays - RealClearSports - March 10, 2010
- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - He sits in the clubhouse of the San Francisco Giants' spring headquarters, spectacles pushed atop his head, sometimes playing cards, frequently...
- The Book on Willie Mays - March 10, 2010
- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - He sits in the clubhouse of the San Francisco Giants' spring headquarters, spectacles pushed atop his head, sometimes playing cards, frequently...
- Will the Milton Bradley Problem Be Solved? - RealClearSports - March 5, 2010
- PEORIA, Ariz. - Maybe it works this time. Maybe the presence of someone Milton Bradley so admires he would ask for his autograph makes a difference. Maybe the anger...
- Will the Milton Bradley Problem Be Solved? - March 4, 2010
- PEORIA, Ariz. - Maybe it works this time. Maybe the presence of someone Milton Bradley so admires he would ask for his autograph makes a difference. Maybe the anger...
- America's Infatuation with Hockey Is Over - RealClearSports - March 3, 2010
- We've had this infatuation before, after the World Cup was held in the United States in 1994, maybe after the women's World Cup win, in the same stadium where the '99...
- America's Infatuation with Hockey Is Over - March 3, 2010
- We've had this infatuation before, after the World Cup was held in the United States in 1994, maybe after the women's World Cup win, in the same stadium where the '99...
- The Loudest, Craziest Hole in Golf - RealClearSports - February 26, 2010
- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - There's a Red Cross balloon attached to grandstand. And this is a golf tournament, in a matter of speaking. Or a matter of drinking. Welcome to the...
- The Loudest, Craziest Hole in Golf - February 26, 2010
- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - There's a Red Cross balloon attached to grandstand. And this is a golf tournament, in a matter of speaking. Or a matter of drinking. Welcome to the...
- It's Time for Spring Training - RealClearSports - February 24, 2010
- It is time for the annual rites of baseball. Spring training has no wrongs. The joy is back in Mudville. And in Scottsdale. Winter recedes. The season approaches. Young...
- The Joy Is Back in Mudville - February 24, 2010
- SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- It is time for the annual rites of baseball. Spring training has no wrongs. The joy is back in Mudville. And in Scottsdale. Winter recedes. The...
- Els Was on Target with Selfish Tiger - RealClearSports - February 19, 2010
- Ernie Els nailed this one. He was on target. Tiger Woods only would be on cue. Only acting out a carefully staged production. Only telling us how he made mistakes. And...
- Els Was on Target With Tiger - February 18, 2010
- MARANA, Ariz. - Ernie Els nailed this one. He was on target. Tiger Woods only would be on cue. Only acting out a carefully staged production. Only telling us how he made...
- Despite Controversy, Olympics a Success for NBC - February 17, 2010
- That was an interesting report from the Wall Street Journal, the piece which said the luge track for the Olympics, the one where a young man crashed to his death, the...
- Despite Controversy, Olympics a Success for NBC - RCS - February 17, 2010
- That was an interesting report from the Wall Street Journal, the piece which said the luge track for the Olympics, the one where a young man crashed to his death, the...
- Pebble Beach - Sports Merged with Circus - February 12, 2010
- PEBBLE BEACH - No, Tiger Woods is not here. Next question. How about something dealing with Tom Brady's wedge game? Or Tony Romo's tee shots? Or Bill Murray's...
- Pebble Beach - Sports Merged with Circus - RealClearSports - February 12, 2010
- PEBBLE BEACH - No, Tiger Woods is not here. Next question. How about something dealing with Tom Brady's wedge game? Or Tony Romo's tee shots? Or Bill Murray's putting?
- Nothing Will Top Saints Win This Year in Sports - February 10, 2010
- Eleven months to go in the year, and there's nothing left. Not after the Super Bowl. Not after this Super Bowl. Not after the way America got what it wanted and New...
- Nothing Will Top Saints Win This Year in Sports - RCS - February 10, 2010
- Eleven months to go in the year, and there's nothing left. Not after the Super Bowl. Not after this Super Bowl. Not after the way America got what it wanted and New...
- What Made Jerry Rice Great - RealClearSports - February 5, 2010
- He was the bricklayer's son with the hands of a craftsman and the heart of a poet. He was driven by the fear of failure, motivated by the joy of success, figuratively...
- If There's Ever Been a Hall of Famer, It's Jerry Rice - February 4, 2010
- He was the bricklayer's son with the hands of a craftsman and the heart of a poet. He was driven by the fear of failure, motivated by the joy of success, figuratively...
- Media Day Is More Boring Than Ever - RealClearSports - February 3, 2010
- This time there was a sponsor. For Media Day. It's bad enough every spare second of television, every halftime score, every interview is connected to some sort of...
- Media Day Get a Sponsor, Loses Laughs - February 2, 2010
- MIAMI - This time there was a sponsor. For Media Day. It's bad enough every spare second of television, every halftime score, every interview is connected to some sort...
- Thanks, David Stern for Doing the Right Thing - RCS - January 29, 2010
- Thanks, David Stern. Thanks for doing what any sane-thinking person would have done, suspending the two Washington Wizards players who were so stupid, so arrogant to...
- Thanks, David Stern for Doing the Right Thing - January 28, 2010
- Thanks, David Stern. Thanks for doing what any sane-thinking person would have done, suspending the two Washington Wizards players who were so stupid, so arrogant to...
- Questions About Tebow's Actions On and Off the Field - January 27, 2010
- How do you look at Tim Tebow? As the quarterback trying to impress the scouts at Senior Bowl practice? Or as the spokesman for what critics contend is an anti-abortion...
- Questions About Tebow's Actions On and Off the Field - RCS - January 27, 2010
- How do you look at Tim Tebow? As the quarterback trying to impress the scouts at Senior Bowl practice? Or as the spokesman for what critics contend is an anti-abortion...
- Tiger News Won't Die Down - RealClearSports - January 22, 2010
- LA QUINTA, Calif. - The back cover of the tabloid New York Post was what we would expect, a photo of a Jets running back. The team's biggest game in years is Sunday...
- Tiger News Won't Die Down - January 21, 2010
- LA QUINTA, Calif. - The back cover of the tabloid New York Post was what we would expect, a photo of a Jets running back. The team's biggest game in years is Sunday...
- Yogi; Wisest Fool of the Past 50 Years - RealClearSports - January 20, 2010
- LA QUINTA, Calif. - Steroids? "I don't even know what steroids look like,'' said Yogi Berra. But he knows what baseball looks like. And life looks like. And success...
- Yogi; Wisest Fool of the Past 50 Years - January 20, 2010
- LA QUINTA, Calif. - Steroids? "I don't even know what steroids look like,'' said Yogi Berra. But he knows what baseball looks like. And life looks like. And success...
- There Are No Morals in These Stories - RealClearSports - January 15, 2010
- Was sport always this crazy? Did basketball players 30 years ago think they needed a bigger arsenal than Wyatt Earp? Did football coaches leave town faster than a guy...