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...Arlen Specter was hearing from constituents in Western Pennsylvania who were going to get shut out of the Steelers-St. Louis Rams game on Dec. 20, critical to the Steelers playoff hopes. In Western Pennsylvania only two things matter in the fall: deer season and the Men of Steel. So Specter shot off little note to Goodell co-authored by Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy, whose constituents were now faced with the prospect of watching the snow pile up instead of the Pats running it up against the Giants this Saturday. Their message: if the NFL would like to keep...
...most exciting comebacks in Florida high school football history: With two minutes to go in a semifinal playoff game on Dec. 7 at Miami's Orange Bowl, the hitherto undefeated state champion Miami Northwestern Bulls were watching their season - and their ranking as the nation's top high school football team - slip away. The Deerfield Beach Bucks were leading 14-12 in the game, and had the ball on Northwestern's 1-yard line. But the Bulls not only kept the Bucks out of the end zone, they marched 99 yards with just one timeout left, converting two fourth-down...
...NCAA realized as much when it told the University of Illinois in 2005 that it could not host playoff games until Chief Illiniwek was retired. The school complied—until last month’s homecoming parade, where it allowed chief-decorated floats. Since the NCAA’s ultimatum applied only to athletic events, the parade allowed the university to weasel its way out of the restriction. It is outrageous that Illinois is undercutting its official stance by trying to have it both ways. Racism cannot be compromised; it’s one or the other...
...Last time out, Penn suffered a 1-0 loss to Princeton, a team the Crimson beat 3-2 in October. Harvard has spent the week preparing itself for the Quakers’ speed and focusing on the team’s ultimate goal of making it to the NCAA playoffs. “We need everybody ready to contribute,” Kerr said. “We’re hoping that everyone is sharp and ready to go come Saturday.” “We’re going to have to work hard and earn...
...Crimson to a 5-1-0 start with three shutouts along the way. Kessler returned, wearing a heavy brace, in mid-November, and won her first two outings.Alternating starts for the remainder of the regular season, Martin and Kessler led Harvard to a 21-6-2 record. But playoff time meant decision time, and Stone awarded Martin the starting job for the team’s run in the postseason. Martin turned in a career-best performance, posting a stunning 67 saves in a quadruple-overtime loss to Wisconsin. “I think she played out of her mind...