Paul Oberjuerge

Note: Originally published here in 2008, after the Beijing Olympics. Twelve was how many I covered, from start to finish, in my journalism career. So this list includes all of them. I was briefly...

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We decided last week we would try to catch a bit of the Tour de France, given that we had visitors from SoCal in town. And, happily, this was one of those random years when the guys who stake out...

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Strap yourself in for a wild ride of emotion. One that encompasses the five stages of grief — as well as an almost comedic lack of awareness.  It would be funny if it were not so damn stupid. ...

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I have been off the grid for most of two weeks, but we have an excuse: We were waylaid by thieves on our way out of Barcelona as Part 2 of travels with Leah’s parents, back on June 12. We lost ...

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Every sports writer who had much of a run in the profession had one: The Credential Drawer! Where credentials from past events were tossed to prove that he or she actually did attend and write ab...

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On June 6, 1964, I was 9 years old and spending the night with my grandmother in Long Beach, California. My sleep-over with Grandmother Laura came with control of what appeared on television, whi...

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I’m afraid I have to say “yes.” Yes, he is done winning NBA championships. That doesn’t mean he won’t lead a team into the playoffs in the next few seasons, and maybe advance a round or...

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What is going on in the NBA? Why all the trouble with fans, now that the playoffs are here? What is going on? A fan spitting on a Atlanta’s Trae Young. Another chucking a water bottle (it misse...

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One of my favorite plays in football is the “catch from behind/chase-down” — in which what looks like a long touchdown play is thwarted by a gritty player who makes a lung-searing sprint to...

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We are pretty sure Albert Pujols can catch and throw a ball, and sometimes hit it, too … and is ready to take the field, if he gets the chance. Which suddenly makes him attractive to the injury...

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