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...newsmen reacted differently from their colleagues, willingly debating the pros and cons of their profession. One was NBC anchor Roger Mudd, the other was Robert MacNeil...
Little League in Tenafly, N.J. reflects the contradiction and poignant absurdities of middle-class suburban life as well as any other ritual, including mass high school mating rites in the back hall near they gum and family dinner table discussions on the pros and cons of marijuana...
...these players decide to go pro? It can't be that they think they will be more admired. How could they? The NBA is an infinitely less classy outfit. Instead of announcers with the wit and charm of Billy Packer, the pros give us Johnny Most, the man with more chins than he has irritating phrases...
...always preferred college sports to the pros because the games seemed purer. The older I get, though, the more I wonder. The NCAA needs to do something now, before even its pretense of amateurism fades. Sure, the ruling body just hit USC with a two-year TV ban for its indiscretions, but will that be any more effective than the one-year disqualification from bowl appearances imposed on the Trojans...
Players also found Restic's frequent dalliances with the pros distracting. At various times during his career here, the Harvard coach has reportedly been offered head coaching positions with the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Eagles in addition to the offensive coordinator role with the Los Angeles Rams Restic never seems to be in a hurry to deny the job rumors that perenially swirl around him. He is understandably concerned with the way he is perceived...