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Piniella, 65, is more balanced and composed now than in his younger days. He no longer tosses bases or crushes watercoolers - except on the TV ads that play on his feisty image. "With his reputation, you're expecting this guy to be yelling and screaming every day," says Chicago first baseman Derrek Lee, a Cub since 2004 (Piniella joined the team last season). "It's not really like that." McCarver, a longtime friend of Piniella's, has seen a new Lou too. "His transformation has been more than subtle," he says. Yes, he's still brutally honest with his players...
...crisis will have profound political repercussions on both sides of the Atlantic, but it's hard to anticipate exactly what these will be. Certainly it's unclear whether voters in either country will take revenge on incumbent parties for their part in the mess or will shy away from younger challengers, preferring to put their trust in political veterans. It's the second scenario that Ed Cox, who heads up McCain's campaign in New York, told delegates in Birmingham he expects will give his candidate the edge. "This is a time for experience," he said...
...forced fumble, while Desmond has posted 19 tackles for loss and one fumble recovery. And with numbers like those, Murphy has to be pleased to have the Bryant brothers back to add depth to an already stellar defensive line. Although the brothers have an older brother and a younger sister, the football gene only seems to have reached the duo. But for the Bryants, it’s still an entire family affair. Their parents are planning to attend half of this season’s games, including last Friday’s night game against Holy Cross...
...replace, Steven Williams as a starting point,” Murphy says. “The question mark and the concern is not going to be quality, I think it’s going to be depth. The depth is precarious at that position until some of the younger guys prove otherwise.”Anchoring that young secondary will be senior preseason All-American cornerback Andrew Berry, who Murphy calls “legitimately the best defensive back in America in our division.” The other corner, junior Derrick Barker, routinely came in against three- and four...
...base of the brain. As nighttime approaches and daylight recedes, the pineal gland produces melatonin, a chemical that signals the body to begin shutting down for sleep. Studies by Mary Carskadon at Brown University have shown that it takes longer for melatonin levels to rise in teenagers than in younger kids or in adults, regardless of exposure to light or stimulating activities. "The brain's program for starting nighttime is later," she explains...