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...shows that had they been able to atone on the playing field, they might've earned back their pedestals. Kobe Bryant, whose jersey is again the NBA's most popular, has buried his legal troubles in the confetti of his latest championship. When the New York Yankees captured their 27th title in November, Alex Rodriguez's steroid use - a scandal botched as badly, from a p.r. standpoint, as Woods' mysterious car accident - took a backseat to story lines about how the revelation liberated him to focus on connecting with his teammates. (Read "Rachel Uchitel: Tiger Woods' Alleged Mistress...
...study's more interesting finds is that car-crazy regions that have begun to play catch-up, like Southern California, are also seeing fewer pedestrian deaths. Unreformed Sunbelt-sprawl centers like Atlanta and Houston round out the top 10 most dangerous cities; but Los Angeles ranks only 27th. "In L.A.," says Goldberg, "they've started to recognize that biking, walking and public transit are a big part of their future. It's a good sign that the pendulum is swinging back." One way states and local governments can bring that about, he adds, is by adopting so-called complete-streets...
...another disappointment for the Harvard power-play unit, which has scored just two extra-man goals in seven games—good for just 27th in the nation...
Fresh off their 27th World Series win, the New York Yankees will take a victory lap through lower Manhattan on the morning of Nov. 6. It will be their record-setting ninth trip down the so-called Canyon of Heroes, the skyscraper-lined stretch from the island's southern tip to City Hall. And if past ticker-tape parades for sports champions are any guide, they can expect to be showered with up to 50 tons of confetti and shredded paper...
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