Archive of Interviews

Revealed: The fascinating (and seedy) roots of the traditional Baby Dolls of Mardi Gras

Baby Dolls  founded by group of African-American workers in NOLA’s red light district around  1912 Evolved  into colorful tradition of wearing revealing garments and empowering  women By Beth Stebner Article Reprint The ‘Baby Dolls’ marched

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Russell vs. Wilt

By Bob Ryan Article Reprint Bill Russell terrorized the NBA for three seasons. No one had ever seen anything quite like him. Then came Wilt Chamberlain. Bigger by at least three inches, stronger, arguably just

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Tom Kleinschmidt is back where he belongs at Gordon Tech

BY DAN MCGRATH Article Reprint There was something ­reassuring about Tom Kleinschmidt’s presence in the Gordon Tech High School gym on a chilly weekday ­afternoon. He wore sweats rather than a uniform as he put

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Q&A: Snoop Lion Strikes Back at ‘Reincarnated’ Collaborator Bunny Wailer

‘You wasn’t the s**t in the Wailers,’ he says of Bob Marley’s bandmate By Jonah Weiner Article Reprint In early 2012, Snoop Dogg took a three-week trip to Jamaica in order to make new music

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Ex-coaches: Rooney Rule is broken

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Three black former NFL coaches say the league needs to rethink its Rooney Rule for promoting minority hiring after 15 top vacancies — eight head coaching jobs and seven general

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Houston’s Art Howe livid over his portrayal in ‘Moneyball’

Zachary Levine Article Reprint Every movie needs a villain, and for one of the top grossing movies of the last week, the villain resides among us. At least that’s how the movie seemed to portray

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Thomas doesn’t sugarcoat disdain for PEDs

Likely 2014 Hall of Fame entrant calls ‘incredible’ numbers of Bonds, Sosa and McGwire ‘fake’ By Mark Gonzales Article Reprint Frank Thomas’ 521 home runs, his .301 lifetime batting average and his longtime outspokenness against

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