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...have been reminder of the limits of sports to transform society. As much as the so-called beautiful game would like to represent a color-blind and cosmopolitan ideal of a multi-cultural society, the reality off the field - and occasionally even on the field - is a lot uglier...
...Dark Underside By CHRIS LINCOLN Friday, April 21, 2006 2:02 AM As one Ivy coach put it, “The irony is that the Ivy League, by trying to be ‘holier than thou,’ has made the athletic recruiting process uglier than in any other Division I conference in the country...
...higher principles and greater integrity than any other Division I athletic conference is unwarranted. As one Ivy coach put it, “The irony is that the Ivy League, by trying to be ‘holier than thou,’ has made the athletic recruiting process uglier than in any other Division I conference in the country...
...presidents cannot cloak themselves in sanctity until they change the rules that govern the league’s athletic recruiting. Right now, their league is not “holier than thou” but “uglier than thou.” And the presidents’ pride looks more like hypocrisy...
Miers, 60, declines to cast blame for her nomination's demise, preferring to "leave all that for other people to analyze." Her brothers were upset by the uglier comments about her, but she professes no bitterness. "Many aspects of that process were very enriching and very enjoyable," she says, pointing to her discussions with Senators and reconnections with childhood friends who called and wrote. "I'm grateful to all the people who were very supportive. It was a lengthy process, but it allowed me time to focus on the importance of the court," she says. "I can't imagine...