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Prior to their resurgence in 1994, the Yankees were, well, awful. With a lineup stocked with such no-names as Mike Blowers, Mel Hall and Alvaro Espinoza, the Yankees were the laughingstock of the American League, which—while perhaps prompting the occasional chuckle from Boston—provided little fodder for Red Sox fans to either cheer or jeer. Even when New York captured the World Series title in 1996, the response was muted. Another season, like every other since 1918, had come and gone without a World Series victory, but there was little reason to decry that...
...White House right now," says Matthews. "This is the most important election of my lifetime, and if I don't say anything, it will sit badly in my heart." Whether the tour will change votes or face a backlash isn't yet clear. But its all-swing-state lineup should guarantee a first: New Yorkers will have to hit Philly for the season's hot show...
...Pointing to my bulging biceps, I jawed on the sidelines Wednesday about how the Assault Weapons Ban was keeping “these guns” off the field of the Feinstein vs. Schumer Senate staff softball game. But come September 13, not even the overstocked lineup of the “Never Say Di” squad will be able to bar these manly-man arms from the diamond. On that day, my biceps, and less lethal assault weapons like the AK-47 and TEC-DC9 are set to be legally manufactured and sold for the first time...
...Whitt would have liked to hide first baseman Justin Morneau. A hot prospect, Morneau was playing with the Rochester Red Wings until mid-July, when the Minnesota Twins called him up. He went on a hitting tear, prompting the Twins to keep the Canadian in their lineup rather than let him go to Athens. Clubs are allowed to recall their players from the Olympic team as late as Aug. 5, three days after the Canadian squad holds its first practice...
...nationhood is changing. A simple glance at a photograph of the current French national team is enough to explain why the leader of France's racist far right, Jean Marie Le Pen, long ago disowned it as "not a real French team." Every player but two in its starting lineup has roots in Africa. For the past two World Cups, France's hopes have rested on the shoulders of the exquisitely talented midfielder Zinedine Zidane, born in Algeria. Holland, too, fields a squad today that contains at least six players who originate from the Dutch colonies of the Caribbean...