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Starter Ben Crockett (2-4), struggling through an inconsistent junior season, earned the win with three nearly perfect innings of work. Crockett allowed only a leadoff single and retired that runner on a double play. The righthander struck out three batters while walking none...
Northeastern starter Jason Gillespie threw a complete game, pitching just well enough to earn his first win of the season. He allowed only seven hits and struck out seven, but he just barely escaped blowing Northeastern's lead in the ninth...
...people being suppressed [back then] were always on the left," Lewis said. "They were the people being held in prison for speaking. I'm struck by the fact that the censorial mood [of today] is all on the other side...
...quick canvassing of the XFL (remember those guys?) provides us with a number of sad recent examples. The Xtreme and Maniax were obvious failures. The New York/New Jersey Hitmen struck out in every conceivable aspect. How does one combine New York and New Jersey for fear of offending Garden State residents, and then go ahead and name the team the Hitmen? It makes no sense...
Franchises in real sports have also struck out big. Not long ago, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays announced that they will shorten their name to the "Rays." Major League Soccer's Kansas City Wiz, conversely, lengthened its name to the Wizards (and presumably ended the bathroom stampedes every time someone started a "Let's Go Wiz!" chant). Both changes were long overdue...