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Missing Hockey? The Puck Still Stops Here (Post, Nov. 28, 2004)

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One Hit, No Muffs: On Long Island, Baseball Goes Back To Its 19th-Century Roots -- and Rules (Post, June 20, 2004)

Perfect Pitch: The low-key, old-style baseball of Virginia's Shenandoah Valley League hits all the right notes. (Post, June 16, 2004)

Do-It-Yourself-Olympics 101 (Post, May 23, 2004)

Rookie Ballparks: In Philly and San Diego, New Venues For an Old Pastime (Post, May 9, 2004)

In Athens, Work Before Play: Post-Olympics Travelers Will Be Games' Biggest Winners (Post, April 18, 2004)

All-Star Games 101 (Post, Jan. 18, 2004)

The 'Take Me Home' Field Advantage: On Game Days, Morgantown, W.Va., Is Mountain Mayhem (Post, Sept. 17, 2003)

YANKEE STADIUM 101 (Post, June 22, 2003)

Grand Slam Ballparks: Kentucky and Ohio: Go for the Venues, Stay for the Games (Post, May 25, 2003)

Bay's Ball: Around the Chesapeake, History-Rich Maryland Legs Out a Triple (Post, March 26, 2003)

LAST-MINUTE SPRING TRAINING 101 (Post, Feb. 23, 2003)

A Net Gain: The new Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., adds a little orange to a New England fall. (Post, Nov. 6, 2002)

In Indiana, a Pass Through College Football History (Post, Nov. 10, 2002)

Minor league baseball 101 (Post, July 28, 2002)

Marathons 101 (Post, March 24, 2002)

Gym Dandy: For a die-hard college basketball fan, traveling is no penalty. (Post, March 6, 2002)

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