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...could hardly use more strife this season. This summer the league had to hold a "concussion summit" to tackle the growing problem of career-shortening brain injuries suffered on the football field. Older retired players, broken and broke, clamored for better disability benefits, portraying the league, its rich young players and their union as greedy. Bad player behavior--Adam (Pacman) Jones' involvement in a strip-club shooting, Vick's ties to a dogfighting ring--forced commissioner Roger Goodell to enforce unprecedented penalties for off-field incidents. Then there were tragedies: Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams was murdered early New Year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parsing the Patriots Paradox | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

...says Kraft. "What goes on--on and off the field--is a reflection of my family name. He said to me, 'Mr. Kraft, I've made a lot of money. I want to win. I want to be a Patriot.'" Moss took a pay cut, has been a model player and caught 23 touchdown passes, breaking Jerry Rice's single-season record. He roams the locker room in a T shirt that reads BE HUMBLE, OR GET HUMBLED...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Parsing the Patriots Paradox | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

...intimidated taking part in the other facets of the club, such as its political endeavors, if they view the BGLTSA strictly as a social space for queer students.But members of the BGLTSA have sensed that there are other issues with the organization that inhibit its effectiveness as a political player. In an interview, former Political Chair Katherine E. Smith ’10, said, “the BGLTSA serves a social and community building function and, subsequently, must temper its political stances and activities so to be inclusive of all queer individuals.” She went...

Author: By Megan A. Shutzer | Title: BGLTSA-P? | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

...that frigid day in Hanover, Dartmouth seemed an easy pick—its star captain, Ashley Taylor ‘07, would go on to win Ivy Player of the Year honors, and Harvard had recorded only two wins in its non-conference schedule. But the Crimson got a then-career-high 22 points from gutsy senior Lindsay Hallion, who shook off illness to lead Harvard to a come-from-behind 71-68 victory that jump-started its run to the league title...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Begins to Defend Ivy Title | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

Johnston, the younger sister of former Harvard hockey player Katie Johnston ’07, leads all freshmen nationally in scoring, with an average of 1.70 points per game...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Looks for Strong ‘08 Start | 1/3/2008 | See Source »

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