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...media and the stuff people actually cared about. The Scientology business, for instance. Cruise was a notoriously litigious member of a notoriously litigious institution. The press owns only so many 10-foot poles, and it's loath to deploy them in such situations. Journalists obeyed the keep-off-the-grass signs he laid down, as long as he drew ratings and sold magazines. And Hollywood humored him, as long as his movies minted money...
...wonder Michael Bidwill is all smiles as he gives a personal tour of the red-carpeted locker room and the carefully manicured, natural-grass playing field. ("It's Tifway 419," he points out.) Even though the team has been a loser on the field, it has been a winner on the books; it's difficult to lose money in the NFL. The $50,000 investment made by Michael's grandfather in 1933 has mushroomed into a franchise worth more than $700 million today. And while the Cardinals have historically made less money than other clubs, they're hardly...
...When my grandfather bought this place, he thought he owned it," Eathorne said. "He found out later he only owned the grass...
...pilots prepared Comair Flight 5191 for takeoff in the predawn darkness Sunday, they talked with air traffic controllers about Runway 22, Blue Grass Airport's main strip for commercial flights, a federal official said on CNN on Monday after listening to tapes recovered from the crashed plane's cockpit and the control tower. Somehow, the commuter jet and its 50 occupants ended up on Runway 26 instead, a cracked surface meant for small planes that was much too short for the twin-engine jet. The pilots tried to lift off, but the plane clipped trees, then quickly crashed...
...Federer is No. 1, Nadal No. 2--have met in two major finals this summer, with the dirtballing specialist Nadal spoiling Federer's bid for the Grand Slam by beating him on the clay at the French Open. Federer, in turn, held serve against Rafa on the drag-strip grass at Wimbledon to win his fourth straight title at the fortnight...