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...Super Bowl got its name: "If Commissioner [Pete] Rozelle, the acknowledged father of the Super Bowl, had his way, it would have been called the AFL-NFL Championship Game, which isn't so much a name as a description. Briefly, there was some sentiment in favor of The Big One, which, at best, sounds like something on a fast-food chain's menu. Then [Kansas City Chiefs owner] Lamar Hunt got into the picture... Around the time of the merger negotiations, Hunt saw his son and daughter playing with a new ball from Wham-O that was almost impossibly bouncy...
...Trinity, undefeated and ranked third in the nation, on Feb. 4 at home. Trinity has defeated Harvard in five out of the past seven matches, including twice in 2008, the most recent being a 6-3 setback in the opening round of last years’s Howe Cup Championship. However, the strong start to the season has inspired confidence in the team. “We feel very confident going against Trinity,” Snyder said. “We are going to get on court as much as possible in the next week. All we?...
...pleasant surprise for us,” Saretsky said. “Fastest time in indoors for a freshman is truly remarkable.” Harvard now heads into a five-meet home stretch that will wrap up the end of the indoor season, culminating with the Heptagonal Championships. TERRIER INVITATIONAL Joining Dingus on the 400-meter leaderboards, senior Derek Jones took 10th in the event with a finish of 49.22, and freshman Jonathan Meminger posted a 17th-place time at 49.61. The Crimson ‘A’ quad for the 4x400-meter relay captured 11th with...
...disadvantages of having an audience who listens became clear. "I'd give it a C minus," said Woodson. "You need a little more emotion behind it." For a model, he suggested I listen to a tape of retired Giants defensive end Michael Strahan before last year's NFC Championship game in Green Bay. "He said, 'It's cold out here. It's freezing. I can't feel my toes. But it's temporary. Winning is forever.' That's a good one." I couldn't believe man vs. nature could trump man vs. stale celebrity-interview tropes. Then I remembered that...
...greatest leadoff hitter of all-time. And I'm not sure that there's a close second." - Billy Beane, Oakland A's general manager, on his former teammate (they played together on the '89 championship team), MLB.com...