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...slow melody of “TOLBERT…TOLBERT” droned on from the back rows, building and building in mellifluous synchronization until its climax in the draft??s second round. Everyone, feeling the void left by Layden, joined in. As the “VIP” section—a vast area surrounding the stage—began to empty out, leaving only various foreign draft picks and hardcore VIPs, the people from the Section 300’s of MSG filed in as if the third-class passengers had overtaken the deck...
...YORK—The 2004 NBA Draft??s number one pick, Dwight Howard, is younger than I am. In his brief interactions with the NBA, the Southwest Atlanta Christian High School grad has already mused about superimposing a crucifix on the NBA logo, pleaded for a future with superstar Tracy McGrady, and confidently rebuked those critics who question his lack of edge and toughness...
...It’s very similar to what we’ve been doing,” Mazzoleni said. “But there are great new challenges since there is a draft??and I’ll be formulating our draft strategy—and I can trade players...
Kacyvenski, a standout Crimson middle linebacker before Balestracci, was picked in the fourth round of the 2000 draft??the highest pick ever for a Harvard football alum—and now sees substantial playing time with the Seattle Seahawks...
...first time in decades, the Pentagon has begun to lay the groundwork for a potential return of the draft??at least according to a page discovered last week on the Defense Department’s web site. No doubt, a return to Vietnam-era compulsory military service would be political suicide, so not surprisingly, the Bush administration has tried to distance itself from the announcement, insisting there are absolutely no plans to ask Congress to reinstate compulsory service. Still given the apparent quagmire in Iraq, the Pentagon’s actions are not so surprising. Bringing back...