Marathon Aftermath: Are Events Too Big, Greedy? (CBS 2 Chicago)
Big-city marathons draw tens of thousands. The 26.2-mile marathons generate millions of dollars for cities that host them. But after a brutally hot Chicago Marathon descended into disarray last weekend--questions have been raised about whether marathons have become too all-inclusive and too focused on money. ...more...RED SOX 10, INDIANS 3: Manny and David: Always on base (The Providence Journal)
BOSTON -- You don't need Bill James to explain to you that, as on-base percentages go, 100 percent is as good as it gets....more... Sabathia?s disappointing display leaves Indians trailing (The Canton Repository)
BOSTON This is a job for Margie Sabathia. Margie, you may recall, is the mother of Indians left-hander C.C. Sabathia. A single mom from the time her son was 13, she knew the right time to sit down and talk and the right time to put her foot down and yell....more... Mr. Popularity (Boston Globe)
FOR THOSE OF us here in New England, it's hard to imagine anybody more adored than Tom Brady. He's got the three Super Bowl rings, the stack of beautiful girlfriends, the so-far perfect season, and that infuriating bone structure....more... The home team (Boston Globe)
MEDFIELD - You walk into the spacious foyer of the Schilling home and immediately notice boxes and boxes stacked up against one wall. What, have they already started packing, before the pennant race even gets underway? Before Curt throws his first pitch tonight against the Indians?...more... Extreme horse racing: Where man and beast both run (The Christian Science Monitor)
The extreme sport of 'ride and tie' inspired modern triathlons. ...more... Nigeria: Awaiting Gimba's Reforms (AllAfrica.com)
Is'haq Modibbo Kawu hit the nail squarely on the head last week when he wrote that Dr Amos Adamu, the topmost technocrat at the National Sports Commission [NSC] these days, has had Nigerian sports in a virtual bear-hug for nearly two decades....more... Pregame interview with Curt Schilling (Boston Red Sox)
Pregame interview with Curt Schilling...more... Finally! Get full coverage and riding results in the aftermath of the 2007 Ontario election (London Free Press)
It's South secondary school's field of dreams. On Saturday, South will celebrate one of its biggest days ever, holding a Homecoming Day to officially dedicate an extreme makeover that would make the television program proud....more... |