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Babe Ruth, who made $80,000 a year in his prime, would be stunned by what baseball players earn today. Since 1976 the average salary in the major leagues has jumped from $44,000 to $360,000 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED estimates that at least 36 players will make $1 million or more this year. Mike Schmidt, the Philadelphia Phillies' slugging first baseman, tops the list with $2.13 million. Salaries in other sports are also reaching the stratosphere. Doug Flutie, the quarterback for the New Jersey Generals of the U.S.F.L., has a five-year contract reported to be worth $7 million. Basketball...
Carter replaces John S. Reed, who plans to return to private life. According to Bloomberg News, Carter will earn a $250,000 salary as chairman...
...insurance run from the offense in the last of the fifth inning. A hard-fought leadoff walk by Cecily Gordon—who fouled off several Linnenbank offerings to earn the free pass—and line-drive double from senior catcher Annie Dell’Aria put runners on second and third with one out. Junior Erin Halpenny finished the rally with a sacrifice fly to center...
Harvard freshman Shawn Haviland (4-1) allowed five runs, only three earned independently of the Crimson’s four errors, to earn his team-leading fourth victory of the season...
Freshman starter Amanda Watkins rebounded from a rocky start, escaping a tough second inning to close the door on the Bears and earn a complete-game victory in the second game of the twinbill...