Sunday Stories

Los Angeles Times sports columnist T.J. Simers writes how new Dodgers manager Joe Torre says that he has nothing to prove... "At the very least, after failing to win a postseason game in 14 years with the Mets, Braves and Cardinals and then enjoying tremendous success with the Yankees, doesn't Torre have to prove he can win with a team not packing the highest payroll?" ....

T.J. Simers

Denver Post sports columnist Woody Paige writes about his love for baseball.... "I know that the most famous sports columnist of all, Red Smith, was right when he wrote: "Ninety feet between bases represents man's closest approach to perfection. The fastest man in the world hits a grounder to an infielder, who fields it cleanly. The hitter must lose the race. But if the ball is bobbled or slowed by the grass, he can win. That's perfect balance."

Woody Paige

The Orlando Sentinel is loaded with information about today's Daytona 500...

Daytona 500

Chicago Sun-Times sports reporter Jim O'Donnell writes about one Indiana Hoosier basketball fan who wants to see a change... "His glasses, sugar-and-cinnamon beard and cannonballed silhouette were mere framework for the Magic Markered message on his white sweatshirt: ''Bring Back Bobby.'' ...

Jim O'Donnell

Newark star-Ledger sports columnist Steve Politi writes that Andy Pettitte's statements have but Roger Clemens in a corner... "You might not believe McNamee, the shady trainer-turned-dealer. You might not believe Clemens, the desperate and delusional legend trying to salvage what's left of his once-impenetrable image. But Pettitte? It's hard not to believe him." ...

Steve Politi