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...drop? And will free agents command the same salaries? Legends like Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez, the prime catch in the free-agent market, will always break the bank. But don't expect those left-handed middle relievers to score the same ludicrous contracts as in recent years. "Player salaries are extremely sensitive to market conditions," says Stanford University economist Roger Noll. "These players are going to get paid less next year." During the post-9/11, post-tech-bubble downturn earlier this decade, for instance, median baseball salaries dropped...
...tennis team and its co-captain Chris Clayton entered the Wilson/ITA Northeast Tennis Regional tournament with tremendous expectations on its shoulders. Clayton found himself the No. 1 seed in the tournament both in the singles and in the doubles, and the Crimson hoped to see its star player secure victories in both of these events. With victories in the 96-player singles draw and the 24-pair doubles draw, the senior did just this. Clayton played with sophomore Alexei Chijoff-Evans in the doubles draw. Over the course of the six day event, the eastern universities’ top contenders...
...when I came to Boston, I picked up rooting for the Sox, and after Kevin Garnett—the hardest working man in basketball and my personal favorite player (I have his rookie jersey from the T-Wolves—I don’t know, I just have always thought that he brings it every night, never complains, and is what we should expect professional athletes to be)—came to the Celtics’ line-up, I rooted hard for him to get his first title...
...Major General Cone recognizes that turning the Afghan National Police into a professional force will take years. Khalil is simply a minor player on the bottom rungs of a ladder that goes much higher. "Right now there are too many people who can pick up a phone and say to their man in the Ministry of the Interior, 'Call down and move 200 guys this way,' or 'look the other way on this,'" says Cone. "Reform will be essential to fixing the police...
...Crimson’s main offensive threat, Fucito.A perfect blend of speed and explosiveness, Fucito was especially effective against the counterattack this weekend. Offensively, he led his squad with one goal and one assist. For his performance against the Bears, Fucito earned himself the title of Ivy League Player of the Week.Fucito tallied his first points of the night when he found the net off of a pass from junior Adam Rousmaniere in the 63rd minute of play. The goal, which brought the Crimson’s lead up to 3-0, was a picture-perfect shot to the bottom...