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...great irony is that while Bud Selig digs into baseball's past to save a little face for his legacy, the fans have largely moved on. Baseball set yet another attendance record this year, and revenues approached a record $6 billion, putting MLB on financial par with the NFL. Can you name one person you know who stopped watching games, who refused to share a moment at the ballpark with a family member, because some players used steroids? Or was rumored to be using steroids? Or still might be using steroids? Now that more names are out there, the risk...
...Boston Red Sox. The Sox are not the only Boston sports team to have an exceptionally strong season this year, fueling the enthusiasm of Bay Staters on campus. The New England Patriots are currently 13-0, a record that earns them the distinction of being the fifth team in NFL history to win its first 13 games. After going 24-58 last season, the Boston Celtics are already 17-2 this year, giving them the best record in the NBA. “I think Boston’s going through a sports renaissance,” said Adam...
Ryan said that Halberstam, a ceaseless worker, was already working on a book about the 1958 NFL Championship Game at the time of his death...
...That aura often followed Hurricanes players off the field and into the NFL. Pro Bowl wide receiver Michael Irvin (UM Class of 1988) almost had his brilliant career derailed with the Dallas Cowboys when he was arrested in 1996 for cocaine possession, busted in a motel suite while sharing the coke with women he called "self-employed models." (He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation.) Pro Bowl linebacker Ray Lewis (who left UM in 1996) was arrested in 2000 for alleged involvement in the murder of two men outside an Atlanta nightclub. The murder charges against Lewis were eventually...
...Rumor has it you're looking to buy one of the upstart football leagues. Do you think it can get enough quality players from the NFL to make an impact? -Dave LaCasse, Wauwatosa, Wis.I don't think there's any question that the UFL [United Football League] or any other league that wants to challenge the NFL can have an impact. The demand for professional football is off the charts...