Archive for January, 2007

Talkin’ baseball with Hammerin’ Hank (The News-Press)

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Talkin’ baseball with Hammerin’ Hank (The News-Press) “I knew that I loved to play baseball. And I knew that I might be pretty good at.”
NFL is trying, but do fans care? (Home News Tribune) Those more cynical about these things might question the timing. What better way to kick off Super Bowl hype, after […]

Baseball: Brothers Molina catch on

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Baseball: Brothers Molina catch onHerald Tribune - The energetic, young children scampered along a bumpy dirt infield, chased baseballs around an outfield that was missing almost as much grass as it contained and sidestepped a leaning light tower that was a miniature Tower of Pisa. Still, to them
NU Baseball: Dorn out to […]

NFL gains foothold in basketball hotbed (Home News Tribune)

Monday, January 29th, 2007

NFL gains foothold in basketball hotbed (Home News Tribune) I’m from Indiana, where one of every three residences has a basketball net and one of every four has a silo. What am I supposed to know about the Super Bowl? How can we be expected to understand a sports event that does not have a […]

Trust in NFL might be misplaced (Lawrence Journal-World)

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Trust in NFL might be misplaced (Lawrence Journal-World) It doesn t always make sense, but perception sometimes goes further than reality. If you analyze it logically, the National Football League, a sport in which strength and power can give one player a considerable advantage over another, would come under heavy scrutiny for illegal […]

Labor of love

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Labor of loveESPN.com - In baseball’s greatest launch that didn’t include a ball soaring from Hank Aaron’s bat, Forman put the site online on Feb. 1, 2000, just as the Internet bubble was bursting. “If we had started two years earlier, we could have been millionaires

NFL increases steroid fines (Boston Herald)

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

NFL increases steroid fines (Boston Herald) NEW YORK - The NFL is going deeper into the wallets of players who get caught using steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs. After four months of sometimes intense negotiations, the league and…
10 reasons why pro baseball is better than pro football (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) 1 . […]

Glass museum melds creation with collection

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

Glass museum melds creation with collectionCNN - The pavilion pulls together the collection, and its display cases allow visitors to view the works from all angles, highlighting the scale and detail of the glass. About 10,000 people visited the museum in its first week after opening in August. Inside
Just Doux it!MetroMix - […]

A taste of perfection 

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

A taste of perfection The 18 private dinners for the Naples Winter Wine Festival are extravagant. It seems no detail is overlooked, from the fancy decor to the melt-in-your-mouth food and the expensive wine that will flow by the glass tonight like water. Some guests will dine in a makeshift Florida rainforest, while others eat under […]

Hunting the Klan

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

Hunting the KlanJackson Clarion-Ledger - Retired FBI agent Jim Ingram of Madison County has continued to assist agents in investigating old civil right cases, including the case against James Seale. Ingram’s memorabilia room walls are covered with items from his career. FBI agent Jim Ingram
IDGLOBAL Comments on Unauthorized MailerForbes - IDGLOBAL has […]

Judge orders Simpson limit spending

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

Judge orders Simpson limit spendingESPN.com - Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Gerald Rosenberg issued the limited restraining order on Friday, which also prohibits Simpson from spending any earnings from past deals, including books, films, and sports memorabilia. The order remains in
The EnterpriseEnterprise - The event, which drew more than 400 guests […]