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...Leopards in rushing the past three seasons—and sophomore tailback Jonathan Hurt. The two have split the ball-carrying duties so far this season with impressive results—the Leopards have amassed 703 yards on the ground in their first four games. McCourt, who leads the way with 53 attempts for 254 yards, moved from tailback to fullback in the off-season in order to accommodate Hurt’s explosiveness. So far this year, Hurt has 218 yards on 49 carries, despite his relative inexperience...
...hiring of DePodesta was the first appointment made by Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, who recently bought the team from News Corp. for $430 million...
...unconventional man who relies heavily on statistics, DePodesta and the rest of the Athletics organization were well known for assembling successful teams with limited financial resources, making the playoffs for the past straight four years despite a limited payroll. He will enter a drastically different situation, as McCourt has announced that he is willing to spend $100 million a year on payroll, compared to the $56 million Oakland spent last year...
...strong running game wasn’t limited to Harvard. While Dawson stole the show, Leopard back Joe McCourt ran for 103 yards—complementing Glavic, who in the third quarter became Lafayette’s all-time leading passer...
More than 4 million Miss Spider books are in print, making the series as big a seller as Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes. How did she snare so many buyers? The stories are gentle and told in rhyme ("'If I had friends like these,' she sighed,/ 'Who'd stay a while with me,/I'd sit them down on silken chairs/And serve them cakes and tea'"), but the illustrations are what seals the deal. Kirk, who majored in art at the Cleveland Institute of Art, paints Miss Spider's rotund little body and curlicue hair in bold, almost hallucinatory...