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...They had plenty to choose from, among all the spectacular feats in the sport's 126-year history: making a sensational catch (Willie Mays, 1954), pitching a perfect game (Don Larsen, 1956), smashing a thrilling homer (Bill Mazeroski, 1960, or Carlton Fisk, 1975), hitting a squibbler that took an amazin' bounce (Mookie Wilson, 1986). But they chose one that took no athletic ability at all: walking onto a baseball field at the beginning of a game. When Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles did that on September 6, 1995, he broke Lou Gehrig's iron-man record...
...fried dough and popcorn lined the Charles River for this weekend’s Head of the Charles Regatta, many members of the Radcliffe crew team were sporting shirts to protest a new Ivy League rule mandating seven weeks of “dead time” for each sport during the academic year. The new policy, created last summer by the Ivy League presidents, requires that each sport set aside seven weeks when group practices, practice with coaches and supervised athletic conditioning are all prohibited. The policy intends to reduce the intensity of varsity sports and provide athletes with...
...crew protest demonstrates, the new policy expressly contradicts the wishes of the people it is supposed to benefit: student athletes. Many athletes are intensely committed to their sport and would prefer to practice year-round rather than take an artificial break. Several have already indicated that they intend to break the rule and practice with their team—putting them in an unfair position where improving their athletic ability is deemed an illegitimate use of time. Even those who legally train alone will not receive advice from coaches. And since other non-Ivy schools have no such policy, Harvard?...
...standard. The Harvard athlete should be praised, because unlike other students who join activities throughout high school and college for the sole purpose of putting them on an application, Ivy League athletes exhibit a level of maturity and dedication well beyond that of their peers.You do not play a sport here just because you feel obligated to do something—especially Ivy League athletes, who are not bound by scholarships to play. You play because you love it. I urge the Ivy League presidents to head to the soccer field or the volleyball court or the boathouse, because nowhere...
...favorite to win the elimination rounds and challenge New Zealand for the Auld Mug, as the America's Cup is known. The scramble to sign up the best crew and sailing technocrats has given each team a multinational cast, which should hardly be surprising in a world where sport, commerce and culture know few borders. Oracle, representing the U.S., draws 28% of its team from New Zealand and 17% from Europe. OneWorld Challenge, representing the Seattle Yacht Club, is flying seven national flags at its team base. Swiss Alinghi and Italian Prada include sailors from Australasia and all over Europe...