Judd Olanoff

First, was the call correct? It’s not entirely clear. The sequence has been replayed and dissected a thousand times. Some contend that the videotape shows that Paul trapped the ball against the dirt. This view supports Eddings’ call. Most of the media, though, holds the opposite opinion-that the video

In the mayhem over the last week, long-term perspective was sacrificed in favor of constant monitoring of the current standings. No one should forget that the Yankees’ presence in the playoffs is in itself remarkable considering where they stood two weeks ago, and even more so considering how things looked

The Sox could, therefore, potentially play in a Yankee-free postseason. Or, in an even more intriguing scenario, the Yankees could overtake the Sox, and Cleveland could steal the wild card and a playoff berth from Boston. The question is, though, what would the AL playoffs mean without both the Yankees

This is the classic example of inconsistency between score and actual game flow. In 90 percent of such cases, the teams fought more evenly than the score suggests. Rare are the other 10 percent, the games where one team walloped the other, where one team’s execution was so obviously

Good ideas This summer has witnessed no shortage of activity on the professional sports front. The NHL Players Association and the owners finally resolved their salary cap dispute, and hockey will return to a full schedule this fall. To increase hockey’s entertainment value, the NHL will institute a major