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...fairy tale is the sweetest. Because as well as he's done, as confident as he is, Howard knows what has happened "doesn't really make sense." To walk into hallowed 68,174-seat Old Trafford as a member of Man U is to be at the sport's pinnacle; the players are rock-star famous in England and heroes in their homelands. When a United coach phoned last May to say that the club was interested in him, Howard says, "I could've lived on just that for the rest of my life. If you polled as many people...
History remembers rivals together. Players and teams may get lost in the collective consciousness of sport, but if your name clings to another like statically-charged boxers from the dryer, then congratulations: You’re immortal...
Boxing used to be a sport that people who needed their teeth avoided. Now lots of famous faces are jumping on the boxing bandwagon, including Rocky Balboa. Have these people forgotten the Rocky sequels...
DIED. MARGE SCHOTT, 75, controversial philanthropist and former owner of the Cincinnati Reds; in Cincinnati, Ohio. As a wealthy widow, Schott bought the baseball team in 1984, but she knew little about the sport; she once settled a contract dispute by flipping a coin. Reds executives accused her of using racial and ethnic slurs. In a 1992 interview she said, "Hitler was good in the beginning, but he went too far." Several similarly offensive comments followed, and in 1999, under pressure from the team's limited partners, Schott sold her controlling interest. To many in the city she remained beloved...
...floor by the thrill of the competition, the beauty of the dance and the glamorous costumes that take them back to the bygone era of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. A nationwide renewed interest in classic dances like swing, salsa and tango has attracted many new competitors to the sport, says Ken Richards, director of promotions and publicity for the U.S. Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association (USABDA...