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Mike Rice

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Could Herb Brooks coach the same way today?

Thirty-five ago, the U.S. Olympic hockey team was creating what came to be known as the Miracle on Ice. Under the stern leadership of coach Herb Brooks, the Americans upset the then-Soviet Union and capped a sports story for the ages with a victory over Finland. Brooks, whose tough style involved insults and at least […]

Why I Can’t Condemn Mike Rice

Comic legend W.C. Fields once bragged about his role in a fight with a character named Chicago Molly. “He knocked her down … but I was the one who started kicking her.” This line from the movie “My Little Chickadee” explains why I can’t condemn Rutgers Coach Mike Rice. It’s not that what Rice did […]