Word: balling
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Greg Aiello objects that "people can disagree about what's obvious." True enough. So let's set a standard. Let's use the end of the Jets-Seahawks game Dec. 6 at New Jersey's Meadowlands, seconds dying, Jets quarterback Vinny Testaverde knifing for the goal line with the ball. Jimmy Hoffa might be somewhere in that end zone, but Testaverde was a crowbar short. Yet the Jets were given the touchdown that might have knocked Seattle out of the playoffs. "It's nonsense to say 'Let's wait,'" says Fox-TV analyst Tim Green, a former defensive...
...whose only apparent touchdown in an eight-year career was called back after an instant replay. But not only does he also want the replay back and want it now, he wants the league to get to work on a laser-detection system to determine whether a ball crosses the goal line or a ball carrier steps on the sideline...
...SLAVES IN THE FAMILY Sullivan's Island, just across the bay from Charleston, S.C., was once a major docking point for incoming shiploads of African slaves. Journalist Edward Ball grew up on the island; his family in the area stretches back to 1698 and includes generations of slave-owners. Ball's research into this personal past is not a guilt trip but a journey of discovery...
...incredible 70 over the fence. And they were 70 big ones: four went more than 500 ft. The St. Louis Cardinals' batting practice became a show in itself with crowded outfield seats; his practice shots got bigger cheers than real ones at most stadiums. But more than hitting a ball really far, McGwire showed what a true sports hero he is by the way he handled the attention with class and with respect for his worthy rival, Sammy Sosa...
...hard to imagine that anyone who watched the 1994 baseball strike would think, "Hey! Why don't we try that!" Yet basketball owners and players, unable to agree on salary caps, are halfway to scrapping the season. If they return without Jordan, we're sticking with college ball...