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...don’t believe in jinxes.Last September, as I watched Red Sox rookie Clay Bucholz spin a no-hitter against Baltimore, the Orioles fan by my side did her valiant best to halt the course of events. While I attempted to ignore the steadfast “0” in the Baltimore hit column, she took every opportunity to point it out. A short time later, Bucholz’s teammates hoisted him in the air to celebrate the no-hitter, and my friend went home—as always—a shamed Orioles...
...Circuit de Catalunya took quick steps to halt the bad behavior, removing some of the offenders and fencing off the area above the British box. On Monday, the track issued a statement saying, "The Circuit de Catalunya will not allow even the smallest incident to repeat itself within its facilities, and new measures are currently being taken into consideration in addition to those implemented." Likewise, the Royal Federation of Spanish Auto racing sharply condemned the acts, noting that it has "zero tolerance" for hooligans...
Last week, a squabble between the student government and newspaper at Montclair State University forced editors to halt publication as legislators revoked their funding. Though the Student Government Association (SGA) has recently agreed to temporarily resume funding, the fiasco marks a disturbing and troublesome trend in collegiate journalism—namely, that criticism of authority is met with censorship. The debacle began when the newspaper critiqued the student government for holding meetings that were closed to the press—a violation of a state open meetings law, according to a lawyer that that paper retained. Though the editors?...
...traded." But with Liverpool among the Premier League's foreign-owned teams - Tom Hicks, owner of baseball's Texas Rangers, and George Gillett, owner of the Montreal Canadians hockey franchise, snapped up the club in February 2007 - Taylor's trying to bring the merry-go-round to a halt. His message to the team's fans: "If [they] care enough about that, there's something they can do about...
...maintained since shortly after the disputed December 27 vote. "We all have multiple identities but I hope you see yourselves as Kenyans first," Annan said. "To the leaders gathered here today, I say that the people want you to take charge of the situation and do whatever possible to halt the downward spiral that is threatening this beautiful and prosperous country...