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...July 27, Bunning made a similar statement, but without the humor. "Unfortunately, running for office is not just about the issues," said Bunning, the baseball Hall of Famer known in Congress for being as stubborn as an angry umpire. "Over the past year, some of the leaders of the Republican Party in the Senate have done everything in their power to dry up my fundraising. The simple fact is that I have not raised the funds necessary to run an effective campaign for the U.S. Senate." (See an interactive guide of President Obama's first 100 days...
...could have been a Hall of Famer if the substance abuse and other problems hadn't derailed your career. Does that gnaw at you at all? No, it doesn't gnaw at me. Of course sometimes I think about it. But I use a line from Mickey Mantle all the time. "If I would have known I was this good, I would have taken better care of myself." It is what is. I lived it, and I am grateful for the greatness I did accomplish...
...know her in 1984 when I was head coach of the U.S. Olympic team, and--lucky for me--Kay was an assistant. My volume was always turned up, and Kay's calmness helped me see things clearly. For example, I wasn't happy that our captain, future Hall of Famer Lynette Woodard, wasn't taking charges. So, in practice, I ran a drill where our players would ram into Lynette over and over. I was making an example of her. Then all of a sudden, Kay comes up behind me and in her quiet voice goes, "Oh, it sure wouldn...
...coach's head. "Owners are sensitive to how they are perceived in the marketplace," says veteran agent Lonnie Cooper, who holds the unfortunate distinction of representing all six of the coaches fired this season. (Aspiring coaches, don't duck if you see him - Cooper represented Hall of Famer Chuck Daly and all-time wins leader Lenny Wilkens during their coaching careers; Rivers, whose champion Celtics are an astonishing 23-2 as of Wednesday, is also a Cooper client...
...third round of golf's ADT Championship. Sorenstam announced in May that she would retire at the end of the 2008 LPGA season. It became official after she came just two shots short of making it to the next round. She ends her career as a Hall of Famer with 72 LPGA wins and 89 career wins...