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A day to always remember your dad

Editor’s note: Retired Mirror sports editor Jim Lane wrote this column after his dad, Kermit Lane, passed away in 1987. It has been reprinted every year since on Father’s Day weekend. Jim passed away on Jan. 5 of this year at the age of 85. As a tribute to him, his father and the Lane family, we’re publishing his column for a final time today. Sunday is Father’s Day. It’s a chance to tell your favorite guy thanks for all he’s been and done for you over the years. It’s usually celebrated with a small gift, perhaps a shirt or tie or wallet. In many cases, few words are ...

Seeing stars over Knicks’ playoff prices out of reach

This NBA playoff season I have attended the play-in games in Charlotte and Miami, the first two games of the Eastern Conference final in New York, Game 6 of the Western Conference final in San Antonio, Game 7 in Oklahoma City and Games 1 and 2 of The Finals in San Antonio. Game 2 was the 60th ...

NBA Finals fever is colliding with the World Cup buzz

NEW YORK — Sitting among a pint-raising crowd at a Manhattan soccer bar on the first day of the World Cup, George Carson described himself as a huge soccer fan who hopes to catch all 104 games of the global tournament. But on Saturday? “We got to watch the Knicks,” he said. In most ...

Rhule, Riley among college football coaches in spot

Christmas has been arriving early and often for Nebraska head football coach Matt Rhule. Last October, Rhule received a two-year contract extension from athletic director Troy Dannen during the stretch when nearly every hot property and perceived good fit was linked to the open Penn State ...

Policy maker asks college sports leaders to give fix-it bill a shot

An architect of the Senate bill that proposes to solve problems engulfing college sports says he heard the criticism right away, along with conversations of breakaway conferences and collective bargaining as ways to combat the industry’s ever-spiraling spending. Cody Campbell’s response ...

Florida high school sports in chaos

The Wall Street Journal’s recent dive into Florida’s high school transfer free-for-all should awaken every parent, educator and legislator. The article reveals not a trend but a full-scale crisis. It is about a youth sports economy that will mint few stars and leave countless others ...