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...then McLaren's fortunes changed. The World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) meeting at the Paris headquarters of the International Automobile Federation (FIA), global motorsport's governing body, on Thursday slapped the team with a record $100 million fine over the possession by McLaren's former chief designer of confidential technical data belonging to fierce rival team Ferrari. McLaren was also stripped of its points in this year's constructors' race, effectively handing that title to Ferrari. Still, things could have been worse: McLaren had faced the possibility of being booted out of the drivers' championship for this year and next...
...Formula One might be a wealthy sport - it brings in more than $4 billion each year and budgets at top teams like McLaren top $400 million - but coughing up for such a bumper fine will be tricky. "It'll come from future R and D, so McLaren may not be competitive for 2008," Stewart suggests. And the drivers' title may get the most attention, but McLaren's engineering suppliers are unlikely to be so forgiving at losing out on the constructors' trophy. The team's engine maker "Mercedes-Benz will be horrified," Stewart says. The constructors' championship is "why they...
...sedentary age group is more important than ever. Nearly 17% of U.S. kids are considered overweight or obese, and many more are struggling. Meanwhile, as scale numbers are climbing, school budgets for P.E. are falling. As a result, fewer than 10% of elementary schools meet the National Association for Sport and Physical Education's standard of students spending 150 minutes a week in gym class...
...mine was the only one from which pee sounds were audible. All around me, I heard a great Zen-like steam of rushing water, but nary a human tinkle. I stopped mid-stream, overtaken by a sudden case of lavatory fright. In the land of toilets so fancy they sport buttons that manufacture artificial "flushing sounds," I had apparently committed a serious bathroom faux...
...Senior attackman Brooks Scholl, who was among the players who met with Tillman after the team was notified of the hiring last week, said that he was “very impressed.”. “He’s very passionate about the sport and turning things around,” Scholl said. Tillman will look to improve a Crimson offense that lost the second-best faceoff man in the country and its top four scorers from 2007 to graduation. During the Midshipmen’s championship game run in 2004, the team ranked third...