Word: preseasonitis
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...N.F.L.'s current program, which is part of the league's 1982 collective-bargaining agreement, calls for one mandatory test during the preseason; those who fail are required to undergo drug counseling. Declaring that arrangement ineffective, Rozelle said he was assuming the authority to initiate the new program under an article in the N.F.L. constitution that allows the commissioner to act against "conduct detrimental to the welfare of the league or professional football." The N.F.L. Players Association balked, challenging Rozelle's authority to change the 1982 agreement. The dispute is currently under consideration in U.S. District Court...
...touchdown was the fans' best moment, albeit the Cowboys' worst. After a pass from Quarterback Danny White, Wide Receiver Tony Hill weaved 7 yds. with the ball, only to fumble. Chicago Safety Dave Duerson picked up the loose ball and ran 48 yds. for a touchdown. Typical of a - preseason exhibition after just two weeks of practice, there were waves of substitutions and a flood of mistakes. The Cowboys fumbled four times and were intercepted once. But the fumbles bothered less than the long pauses for huddles and time-outs. Accustomed to their weekly compressed broadcast of top games with...
...U.S.F.L., which needed to win megabucks just to stay in business, the verdict may spell doom. The outcome was the sudden-death climax of a game that had more fumbles than the sorriest preseason scrimmage. The U.S.F.L.'s suit was watched with immense curiosity by millions of fans who recognize that pro sports are as much about greed as glory and cheered on by local boosters who feel that no city can call itself big league without a pro-football team. More than mere football, the struggle was redolent of the battles among 19th century steel and rail barons...
Rowning's stellar performance yesterday (six strikeouts, one walk, one hit batter) proved that the preseason success of the pitching staff was no fluke. Through six contests, Harvard hurlers have now held the opposition to a mere seven runs...
...skill to play on Harvard women's tennis team, the best squad in the East. A first place ECAC finish and victories over nationally ranked Florida State and Texas University placed the Crimson in the top 20 in the nation in the preseason polls...