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...nothing specific," Gates said of asking General David McKiernan, the outgoing commander, to step down just 11 months into a two-year post. "The focus here is simply on getting fresh thinking, fresh eyes on the problem." But McChrystal's role in the friendly-fire death of former NFL star Pat Tillman - as well as prisoner abuses allegedly committed on his watch at Baghdad's Camp Nama - mean his Senate confirmation might not go as smoothly (or swiftly) as Gates hopes. (Read Joe Klein's take on McKiernan's Afghan exit...
...delusional. I know Ivy League football pales in comparison to top tier conferences, but something has to be said for the fact that the Ivies are the only conference in the football championship subdivision (FCS) to have a player from each school in the NFL. So I think it only fitting to see how our Ancient Eight predecessors are faring in the big leagues.By my count, there are roughly 19 Ivy League grads (21, now counting Pizzotti and Bryant), who have had some NFL activity in recent years.The most notable of those would probably be Harvard?...
...part, Fitzgerald is unconcerned. "I didn't think about the curse," he said. And why should he? He's already appeared on a video game cover ("NCAA Football 2005") without incident. Besides, the year of the first shared Madden NFL cover has already been marked by the retirement of the game's first-ever cover boy. Perhaps Madden's departure will augur the start of a happier streak...
...mention his unforgettable voice, familiar not only to fans of the Philadelphia Phillies--for whom he had broadcast games since 1971--but also to people across the nation who heard him narrate highlights for NFL Films. When I joined the Phillies broadcast crew in 1980, I was a neophyte. In the beginning, my job was pretty much to get chairs for all the other guys. But I was lucky to work with a legend. Harry never pulled me aside to give me any kind of speech. I learned by observing and listening. I'd study his flow, his cadence...
Seniors Chris Pizzotti and Desmond Bryant will be joining an illustrious list of Harvard graduates in the NFL, including six-time Pro Bowler Matt Birk and Ryan Fitzpatrick, according to GoCrimson.com. Both players were signed as undrafted free agents—Pizzotti by the New York Jets and Bryant by the Oakland Raiders—following the completion of the 2009 NFL draft on Sunday. Pizzotti left his mark on the Harvard record books, placing himself on a short list of players to have a hand in three Ivy Championships. The fifth-year senior watched from the sidelines as Fitzpatrick...