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Mariotti: Love-hate even in exit
M y memory of Jay Mariotti at his most Mariotti-est goes back 10 years, when we were sharing an apartment in Nagano, Japan, while covering the Winter Games for the Sun-Times.
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Mariotti Could Soon Be OUR Problem
BostonsportZ — So, this is purely speculation at this point, but polarizing nonetheless. Bostonsportsmedia.com is reporting that Jay Mariotti may be bringing his bitter, antagonizing, bridge-burning style of journalism to Boston. Quoting an article from Phil Rosenthal of the Chicago Tribune, they write: “One rumor on which Mariotti would not comment had him bound for Boston and an array of multimedia opportunities. How he would find flaws in a city with defending champs in basketball and ...

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