Word: offseasons
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...Athletics receive too much emphasis on many college campuses. The presidents addressed the problem by slashing coaching staffs, limiting practice time and prohibiting independent offseason competition. These reforms are fine, though they will be expensive to enforce, but they miss the real point. Tightened academic standards are a better way to ensure that academics do not receive short shrift...
...East voted this past offseason to allow players six fouls, similar to the NBA, instead of five in its 1989-90 season...
...Opening Day, all the turmoil of the offseason is laid to rest. For just one day, Pete Rose is not a gambler, but the greatest hitter of the past. Wade Boggs is not an adulterer, but the greatest hitter of the present...
This was, perhaps, the most disturbing development of the offseason. It not only reflects one player and magnifies his problems, but it underscores the attempt by the baseball hierarchy and players to alienate the fans...
Would the consolation prize from the January 22 Super Bowl be cause for an enjoyable offseason...