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...all-star in his first season with Pittsburgh’s top minor league franchise, the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Welch was tapped to replace suspended NHL defenseman Eric Cairns for three games in late March. And wouldn’t you know, Welch’s own-goal made SportsCenter’s “Not Top 10”—in fact, it was the No. 1 blunder...
...outlawing the secondary market for everything from VCRs to refrigerators, the law serves as a sop to Japan's large electronics manufacturers. Some of the loudest objections have come from the otaku?particularly video-game collectors, a small but fanatical community supporting a lively trade in classics like All-Star Baseball '97 and Virtua Fighter 2 that only play on older machines. "Worst Law Ever!" screamed Weekly Playboy, a tabloid geared towards young Japanese men. While sellers can submit older products for recertification, and some game platforms?most Nintendo decks, along with later versions of Sony's PlayStation...
...home ranch on the Pedernales River and at a small Austin, Texas, studio. Using high-definition cameras, he shot his Sin City actors against a green screen, filling in the backgrounds digitally, and rarely went beyond a second or third take. That's one secret to making a gorgeous all-star movie for $40 million--less than half the average Hollywood budget...
...prestigious Cape Cod League is any indication, then Walsh is not far away from the explosion he’s been hoping for.After being invited back to the Wareham Gatemen as a temporary, non-roster invitee, Salsgiver earned a permanent spot on the squad, even making the midseason All-Star team as an outfielder. Batting .301 with a wood bat and leading the team with 43 hits, he was also the fifth outfielder for four slots on the final, 20-player All-Star squad, according to Gatemen general manager John Wylde.“He was just sizzling all summer...
...incredible job as far as keeping the scarring down,” says Brown—before he could begin the road to recovery.“A phenomenally, phenomenally unpleasant experience,” he says.***On July 30, the night of the Cape Cod League All-Star game, Morgan Brown was miserable. He watched the televised festivities from his home in Alstead. Some of his former Cape League teammates played in the game. Lance Salsgiver, his Harvard classmate, batted second and started in center field for the West.The next day Brown received a phone call. A month...