Word: preseasonitis
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...last weekend of August, football preseason practices were in full swing. Weeks before the rest of the student body began to trickle into Cambridge, members of the Crimson were earnestly drilling, running and lifting in preparation for the 2004 season...
...going to end up, which lines are going to work best, but we’ve really transitioned well,” Gannon said. “The three wins under our belt already are evidence to our work all last spring, our work in the preseason, and the confidence we’ve built...
Meanwhile, Penn coach Al Bagnoli was expressing his consternation at being picked number one in the preseason Ivy media poll. While Bagnoli has every right to be pleased, he really shouldn’t be shocked. Although the Quakers lost each of their five all-Ivy offensive linemen, their quarterback and Ivy Player of the Year Mike Mitchell and their top defensive player Steve Lhotak, the scary thing is that they still might be the best team in the league...
...players it's a chance for a preseason tune-up in a perfect environment--away from their rabid fans. "The facilities are second to none," says Chelsea Football Club CEO Peter Kenyon. But, more important, the big clubs see the U.S. as a vital market in the race to establish a global brand and cash in an ocean away from home. Only teams that have global reach will be able to afford the star players who ensure winning results year after year. Man U was the first to launch a U.S. strategy, teaming with the New York Yankees...
...longtime soccer wasteland, the United States. Scottish champion Glasgow Celtic, English powerhouses Manchester United and Chelsea, and Italian champ AC Milan are among nine teams on tour, playing in such cities as Seattle, Cleveland and Philadelphia, often to packed stadiums. For the players, it's a chance for a preseason tune-up in the perfect environment - away from their rabid fans. "The facilities are second to none," says Chelsea Football Club CEO Peter Kenyon. But more important, the big clubs now see the U.S. as a vital market in the race to establish a global brand and cash...