January 2005 column extolling the virtues of a good beard.
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Two Cents: Matt Jones Open to Playing Receiver (1/28/05)
Column detailing ex-Razorback Matt Jones’ switch to receiver before NFL draft in 2005.
Two Cents: Stranger Than Fiction: The True Story of an ABA Owner Gone Mad (2/2/2005)
The ABA (not that ABA) had a team in Nashville. This column details the real life soap opera involving a co-owner, the coach and a star player from the area.
Two Cents: Patriots and Philadelphia: Revolutionary Showdown? (2/4/05)
Super Bowl preview from 2005, featuring original colony teams, Philadelphia and New England.
Two Cents: Secrets Revealed in Super Bowl Diary (2/9/05)
Running diary I kept while watching the 2005 Super Bowl between Philadelphia and New England.
Two Cents: Time to Reassess the Toronto Raptors…or Just Get Rid of Them (2/11/05)
This is a hot take of mine that hasn’t aged well from February 2005, about how the NBA should consider moving the Toronto Raptors.
Two Cents: NBA Regular Season Reaches Halfway Point (2/16/05)
Column reviewing my preseason prognostications during the NBA halfway point in February, 2005.
Two Cents: NBA’s All-Star Weekend Treat for Pro Hoops Fans (2/23/05)
Column from 2005 singing the praises of the NBA All-Star weekend.
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