The Sporting News articles from April 2006

The Sporting News archives from April 2006

To know list: 7 things to make you an instant expert this week.(KNOW IT ALL)
April 7, 2006... [1] THE MAIN EVENTS After Tags, who's it? If the NFL does it right this timw, we likely will have a new commissioner by Paul Tagliabue's targeted retirement date in July. But coming off a contentious internal debate involving revenue...

News you can't use.(KNOW IT ALL)
April 7, 2006... CBS promises most star-studded Final Four since 2005 >> Bush: Anyone rooting against George Mason 'not a true patriot' >> Vitale 'never doubted for a second' George Mason could make it to Indianapolis >> GMU enrollment to soar estimated 847...

This I gotta see: all times Eastern.(ON DECK: The week ahead in sports)
April 7, 2006... SAT 1 College Basketball's Ten Greatest Games (2 p.m., CBS). No matter how unfreakingbelievable the NCAA Tournament semifinals are (6 p.m., CBS), they'll be too late to edit into this hourlong show. * Start pulling together those...

Coming at you.(KNOW IT ALL)
April 7, 2006... Back for seconds. There have been six different World Series champions in the past six years. So basically, the White Sox are about as likely to repeat as Barry Bonds is to fly under the radar, right? Not so fast. These South Siders aren't your...

Bob Hille's starting 5.(KNOW IT ALL)
April 7, 2006... 1 The Final Four, Indy's converting from NFL Combine mode to hoops. Poor Dick Vitale. He ran a 5.1 40, then he did only 12 reps at 225. 2 Opening day, Wow, did it sneak up on me. Seems like only yesterday NASA scientists discovered that...

Your turn.(KNOW IT ALL)
April 7, 2006... 'I don't ever want to hear Dookies mention J.J. Redick again. He is the Peyton Manning of college basketball--wonderful in the regular season but lacking the toughness when it truly counts.--gmj2090 via SportingNews.com' * Ugh. Of all the...

Polling place: NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue deserves to be remembered as.
April 7, 2006... SportingNews.com Sporting News users staff one of sports' great leaders 50% 42% a competent man in the...

Blog on.(KNOW IT ALL)
April 7, 2006... RE: BOYS BEHAVING BADLY Posted by JC Murphy4 Soriano. Owens. Artest. Bonds. Have the games changed so much that their behavior is accepted and condoned? RE: ENOUGH T.O. BASHING! Posted by TrojanMan5 I just don't get it....

Radio star: real talk from a fan on Sporting News Radio.
April 7, 2006... 'Alfonso Soriano needs to wake up and act like an adult. Nobody is asking him to like playing the outfield, but he needs to do what every other hard-working American does when their boss asks them to do something they don't want to do: Suck it...

Art Rooney II, Steelers.(NFL EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR)
April 7, 2006... The NFL executive who did the best job last season might he the one the public knows the least about. NFL executives voted Steelers president Art Rooney II the SPORTING NEWS' 2005 George Young NFL Executive of the Year. Rooney succeeded...

It's a greens thing.(THE MASTERS)
April 7, 2006... Augusta National has been controversially lengthened--again--but no bomber, not even Tiger, can win without his short game They lengthened Augusta National again, and this time Jack Nicklaus is complaining. But he shouldn't be. Jack...

Cheaper thrills at Augusta: the Masters is stiff, stilted and out of your price range. So hit the unbuttoned Par-3 Contest the day before the big tournament--it's a lot more fun anyway.(BUZZER BEATERS: Things all sports fans must do before they die)
April 7, 2006... One of the toughest tickets in sports is a day at Augusta National during the Masters. The official wait list closed in 2000, so you either need to stroke the right CEO or shell out more than $1,000 to a scalper just to see one day of...

Madness after midnight: get ready for a Final Four like you've never seen, with 11th-seeded George Mason crashing the ball on behalf of all the little guys.(COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NCAA TOURNAMENT FINAL FOUR PREVIEW)
April 7, 2006... They climbed the ladder toward the net at the Verizon Center, this mostly anonymous--until now--group of college basketball players, taking the most improbable steps of their athletic careers. George Mason, a No. 11 seed and the recipient of a...

The wraps are off: some high-profile players have a lot to prove as they come back from major injuries.(MLB)
April 7, 2006... Dodgers right fielder J.D. Drew knows injuries. In his big-league career, he has banged up everything from his ankles to his knees to his wrists to his shoulders to his neck. He'll tell you the only good thing about an injury is getting over...

Robbery on campus! College football coaches laid siege to Morgantown, W.Va, in late February. Why were they there? To steal whatever they could from Rich Rodriguez's way-crazy offense.(COLLEGE FOOTBALL)
April 7, 2006... They are scattered in a room tucked down a short hallway. Some fidget. Others recline. There is food, but the coaches in rumpled sweatsuits watching cut-ups of the 2005 West Virginia Mountaineers aren't eating. Why are they here? "They beat...

Where the gettin' was good: Morgantown wasn't the only place coaches invaded in their quest for knowledge this offseason.
April 7, 2006... Gainesville, Fla. Florida always is a popular winter destination, but Bill Belichick didn't pack suntan lotion for his visit; the Patriots coach was sharing general coaching ideas with Florida coach Urban Meyer and picking Meyer's brain on...

A springboard for change: new players, new systems, new superstars ... 'tis the season for testing the theories that will play out on the field in the fall.(COLLEGE FOOTBALL)
April 7, 2006... BUILDING BLOCKS Three rising stars teams will build their offenses around: * QB Willie Tuitama, Arizona, The staff thought about adding some zone-read principles to the offense, but Tuitama is too good throwing the ball to let him take...

Now, if I were commissioner.(NFL)
April 7, 2006... COURT's I'm waiting by my phone. Soon, it should ring with an offer to become the next commissioner of the NFL. While I wait, get a load of my plan. * Hire Roger Goodell and Rich McKay as my right-hand men. Somebody is going to...

Focus: hard truths.(NFL)
April 7, 2006... Lions WRs Charles Rogers and Mike Williams have not made good early impressions on the new coaching staff. Apparently they haven't realized that being just a little better than they were last season isn't going to cut it.... The Redskins will...

Young remains an enigma.(NFL)
April 7, 2006... Questions remained after Texas QB Vince Young's pro day workout. Young ran only one 40-yard dash and was timed in 4.58, which wasn't overly impressive for a guy whose reputation is built on speed and athleticism. Even more disappointing, Young...

Hits and misfits.(NFL)
April 7, 2006... Moves involving Daunte Culpepper and Terrell Owens created the most buzz during one mad March of offseason activity, but these were the best and worst decisions. GOOD MOVES * RE John Abraham to the Falcons. Landing the explosive former...

Inside the AFC.(NFL)
April 7, 2006... Memphis RB DeAngelo Williams could be ideal for the BROWNS in a platoon system. Reuben Droughns is a feisty power runner with limited moves and speed. He must be kept fresh. Williams' moves conjure images of Barry Sanders. He would be an...

Inside the NFC.(NFL)
April 7, 2006... Larry Allen (Cowboys) gives the 49ERS a tough, experienced lineman to help protect QB Alex Smith. Allen has tremendous strength and the athleticism to overcome pass rushers. He's expected to play left guard. That means Justin Smiley will move...

In defense of racing the wrong way.(INSIDER)
April 7, 2006... If I hear one more whiny, stick-up-his-rear navel gazer go on and on and stinking on about racing the right way, I'm going to reach through my TV set and throttle him. Screw the right way. Give me the wrong way all week and twice on...

Blue streaks.
April 7, 2006... Of the drivers whose winless streaks are more than 100 races, Jeff Burton has the best chance of breaking through. Richard Childress Racing has undergone many changes since Burton joined the team late in 2003--all for the better. With...

How are the top rookies faring this season?(DRIVER REPORTS)
April 7, 2006... Clint Bowyer Richard Childress Racing's improvements in the offseason have been beneficial to every driver in the team's stable but especially to Bowyer. Unlike his fellow freshmen, Bowyer didn't get much seat time in Cup leading up to his...

What the heck--I like the Jays.(BASEBALL)
April 7, 2006... This probably will be my dumbest column of the year, and I say probably to allow for some future knuckleheaded analysis that may fly off my fingers on a moment's notice. A column predicting the next World Series champion ensures that the...

Astros are shouldering another blow.(BASEBALL)
April 7, 2006... Maybe now people will understand why the Astros filed their insurance claim on first baseman Jeff Bagwell, why they would have preferred that he not gone to spring training at all. The Astros' case for cashing in on their policy was damaged...

People won't forget--or forgive--if Bonds succeeds.(THE CLOSER)
April 7, 2006... Why do people feel so strongly--positively or negatively--about Barry Bonds? Is it because for so long he was perceived as a bad guy and now the media people he wronged are trying to get back at him? Is it because he's chasing a record that...

Mark Grace: the former Cubs and Diamondbacks first baseman tells Sporting News Radio's Bob Stelton about steroids use in the major leagues during his playing career, which lasted from 1988 to 2003.(Q&A)(Interview)
April 7, 2006... SNR: How much does the steroids talk bother you? Do you think these guys are being treated unfairly? GRACE: I was not a user. (But) there were a lot of guys doing it. I saw it with my own eyes. It was pitchers, it was catchers, it was...

A.L. report.(BASEBALL)
April 7, 2006... The MARINERS will give newly acquired Joe Borchard the first shot at replacing CF Jeremy Reed, who will begin the season on the D.L. because of a broken wrist. It appears unlikely the club will shift RF Ichiro Suzuki to center. The team has...

N.L. report.(BASEBALL)
April 7, 2006... NATIONALS special adviser Jose Cardenal says it won't be easy for Alfonso Sodano to adjust to left field. Cardenal, who will aid Sofiano in the transition, says he must learn to take better routes to the ball, field line drives, deal with...

T-wolves face a no-win situation as the L's pile up.(NBA)
April 7, 2006... As a Celtic, Kevin McHale had all the answers. He had all kinds of moves in the low post--a little half-hook in the lane, a classic baseline fallaway, his trademark up-and-under. As a player, McHale had what seemed like an unlimited offensive...

2007 tournament or bust!(COLLEGE BASKETBALL)
April 7, 2006... No team came closer to making the 2005 NCAA Tournament than the Memphis Tigers. There's no need to rehash Darius Washington's missed free throws in the Conference USA title game, but the Tigers were inches away, literally. It's doubtful...

Squeeze play.(FANTASY SOURCE)
April 7, 2006... Everybody makes lists. Santa Claus has a famous one. Spouses have honey-do lists. I have a shopping list so I don't forget the fabric softener. Fantasy baseball owners will find early-season checklists useful. They are important for...

Wordcount: brevity is a beautiful thing. Our experts dissect three players in fewer than 20 words.(FANTASY SOURCE)
April 7, 2006... Todd Helton Rob Hurtt: The power outage is alarming. Twenty homers? Batting average alone shouldn't make him an early pick. Brendan Roberts: The numbers do the talking: He's a career .337 hitter, and he hit .383 after July 1 last...

Top 5 waiver-wire wonders.(FANTASY SOURCE)
April 7, 2006... 1 Rob Mackowiak, White Sox. He plays all over the field, has decent power and steals bases. Ozzie Guillen will find playing time for him. 2 Ternnel Sledge, Padres. He has speed and 20-homer power. If he's healthy, Sledge is likely to get...

I.M. telling you: the play ain't pretty.
April 7, 2006... Hey, Coach," I wrote, "tell me, are these teams bad offensively? Or is this just great defense?" The magic of 21st century technology. IM.'ing a basketball coach. During the NCAA regional finals. "Interesting question," he...

To know list: 8 things to make you an instant expert this week.(KNOW IT ALL)
April 14, 2006... [1] THE MAIN EVENT These Sox have holes Spring training results pack as much meaning as those T-ball games that always end tied. A win, a loss--players and coaches say it doesn't matter. Of course, that's what the world champion...

You wear it now, they'll wear it later.(GET IT BEFORE IT'S HOT)
April 14, 2006... Football season is five months away, but admit it: You can't go another day without a Daunte Culpepper Dolphins replica jersey. NFLShop.com knows how irresistible Dolphins aqua and coral can be, so $74.99 will get you Culpepper's new colors or...

On deck: the week ahead in sports.(KNOW IT ALL)(Calendar)
April 14, 2006... THIS I GOTTA SEE All times Eastern SAT 8 Oklahoma got bounced early in the NCAAs and then lost coach Kelvin Sampson. But enough roundball talk. This is football country! In a good ol' family squabble, it's the Oklahoma spring game...

Coming at you: in the April 21 issue.(KNOW IT ALL)
April 14, 2006... Far from home. The most poignant story of the upcoming NFL draft doesn't involve anyone named Bush, Young or Leinart. We introduce you to Tamba Hali, a native of Liberia who is fortunate to be alive, much less to be one of the top defensive...

Bob Hille's stating 5.(KNOW IT ALL)
April 14, 2006... 1 Baseball and steroids. A former car salesman has hired a former senator to investigate. Throw a lobbyist and a journalist in there and FOX could run it as America's Most Unwanted. 2 Chicago. Here's a coincidence: On the same day the Sox...

Chad Johnson: you can't stop him from celebrating the good times.(MY TURN)
April 14, 2006... On why he celebrates in the end zone All I do is make the game fun and interesting again. And all those people who may be old school and really don't like that stuff--in the back of their minds every Sunday, they can't wait to see what I'm...

Your turn.(KNOW IT ALL)(Letter to the editor)
April 14, 2006... 'Kerry Wood and Mark Prior on the D.L.? Seriously, I think my 70-year-old grandmother is more durable than those two guys.--peterose 1440 via SportingNews.com' * You guys are drinking too much Budweiser in St. Louis if you think the...

Polling place: what's your take on the 2006 Yankees?(KNOW IT ALL)
April 14, 2006... SportingNews.com Sporting News users staff Watch 'em win it all 9% 15% They'll get to the 69% 58% playoffs but...

Blog on.(KNOW IT ALL)
April 14, 2006... RE: HERE THEY COME! Posted by gw0660 My sleeper team for '06 is the Detroit Tigers. They have a solid lineup, top to bottom, and their bullpen is fairly good and young, even though they overspent on Todd Jones (love his columns). The...

Radio*Star: real talk from a fan on Sporting News Radio.(KNOW IT ALL)
April 14, 2006... 'I hope that they don't just make (the steroids investigation) a witch hunt and go after Barry Bonds and Rafael Palmeiro. They have to make this all-inclusive.' --Gary in Colorado Springs on the Rick Ballou Show

ProBatter brings the heat (and everything else).(TOOLS OF THE TRADE)
April 14, 2006... It has a video screen on which a pitcher goes through his windup; at his release point, a ball shoots through a hole in the screen. Sounds like a relatively basic pitching machine, right? Way wrong. The revolutionary ProBatter Professional...

Sports talk with Rob Schneider.(KNOW IT ALL)(Interview)
April 14, 2006... TSN: So tell me a little bit about your movie (The Benchwarmers, in theaters April 7). SCHNEIDER: It's about three older guys who start playing baseball again against these mean-spirited Little Leaguers. They become kind of the heroes...

Frankendriver: it's alive! It's alive! Built using available Nextel Cup parts, this is one monster of a driver.
April 14, 2006... Eyes. Kasey Kahne. Ray Evernham's wife took one look at Kahne and his dreamy blue eyes and said (according to Ray), "I don't know if he can drive, but you have to hire him. He's drop-dead gorgeous." Thousands of female fans agree, and their...

Gator raid: with its dominant front line and remarkable chemistry Florida swamped UCLA for its first hoops championship. If most of the young Gators return, their run might not be done.(NCAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP)(Cover story)
April 14, 2006... They grow up fast, don't they? Sometimes, it can be as if we are watching the college basketball season through the magic of time-lapse photography. One moment, Joakim Noah is a skinny kid who dazzles no one while averaging a few points and...

Block party: the long arms of Noah & Co. dictate the Final Four tempo.(NCAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP)
April 14, 2006... UCLA backup center Lorenzo Mata must have found it hard to believe--finally some space inside. There he was midway through the first half, deep in the lane with a relatively easy path to the goal. The thing was, Mata couldn't believe it....

Get ready for next season to take off: the clock has struck :00 on another college basketball campaign, which means only one thing: the countdown is on for 2006-07.(NCAA TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP)
April 14, 2006... 10 Players on the rise G Mario Chalmers, Kansas. He's not better than Brandon Rush, but Chalmers had a better scoring average, 14.7 to 13.7, over the final 19 games. G Jamont Gordon, Mississippi State. The young pups have a stats...

A cut above: no quarterback in the draft can match the down-the-road potential of Jay Cutler, whose stock has taken a sharp upward turn.(NFL)
April 14, 2006... Admit it. Before last fall, you hadn't heard of Jay Cutler. No, testosterone breath, not the bodybuilder from Las Vegas who looks as though his biceps, pecs and quads are ready to burst. We're talking about the football player from Santa Claus,...

One tough second city act: the White Sox own Chicago now, but they believe they can keep the deed only by making another playoff run.(MLB)
April 14, 2006... The line at the Hyatt Regency on the shore of Lake Michigan was three, sometimes four fans wide, weaving through the depths of the hotel's Gold Level, along hallways, past oversize mirrors and the green plastic of faux potted plants, up the...

Look, no hands! The NBA's no-touching police are patrolling the perimeter, with (really) offensive results.(NBA)
April 14, 2006... In the late 1980s, an emerging superstar forced Ron Rothstein, then a Pistons assistant coach, to plot. The upshot of those strategy sessions came to be known as the Jordan Rules. For at least a few seasons, bumping, shoving and rerouting...

It's getting hot in here--already.(BASEBALL)
April 14, 2006... Eight managers are beginning their first full season with new clubs. Only four are entering the final year of contracts. Yet even at a time of apparent stability, there is no shortage of managers on the hot seat. BURNING Joe Torre,...

Most players have trouble saying goodbye.(THE CLOSER)
April 14, 2006... For some guys, the decision to retire is easy. Albert Belle couldn't walk anymore. Cal Ripken rode into the sunset. But most of us will play until we lose it. And if we figure out in the middle of May that we can't play, there's a problem....

Dream week.(BASEBALL)
April 14, 2006... Dream week April 6-12 THURSDAY, 4/6 Pirates at Reds * It's a tough choice, Reds fans: Stay home and ask your neighbor to kick you in the groin or go watch Cincy lose to a team that can afford to pay Joe Randa and Sean Casey? ...

Scouts views: observations and opinions from a major league scout.(BASEBALL)
April 14, 2006... Jason Schmidt looks like he's completely back. I saw him in one of his last spring training starts, and he was throwing very well.... You might see some of the relievers from the WBC take a little while to get sharp. Huston Street looked like...

Top 5: players with extra mercury in the thermometer.(BASEBALL)
April 14, 2006... 1 RHP Julian Tavarez, Red Sox. He argues with umpires and even has thrown one to the ground. He throws at batters' heads. He throws a mean right hook--at players and dugout phones. No wonder he gets suspended a lot. 2 OF Milton Bradley,...

A.L. East.(BASEBALL)
April 14, 2006... BALTIMORE ORIOLES Newly acquired Raul Chavez likely will serve as the club's No. 3 catcher and provide a late-inning defensive replacement if the Orioles elect to pinch hit or pinch run for Raraon Hernandez or Javy Lopez. Lopez, who will...

A.L. Central.(BASEBALL)
April 14, 2006... CHICAGO WHITE SOX LHP Boone Logan, 21, has pitched four games above the advanced rookie league but made the 25-man roster after a stellar spring because the team wanted him to develop in the majors, much as LHP Neal Cotts did two years...

Don't strike 'K' from a hitter's alphabet.(BASEBALL)
April 14, 2006... Major leaguers are booed and prospects are dogged for striking out too often---even Little Leaguers are lectured for failing to make contact. Why? Though more embarrassing than a lineout to third, are strikeouts any worse? Not necessarily. ...

Players changing positions: Alfonso Soriano, Nationals; second base to left field.(SPOTLIGHT)
April 14, 2006... If you tuned out after Soriano grudgingly made his way to the outfield, you missed out. He lost track of two catchable balls during his first week there in spring training, though he later told reporters he was feeling more comfortable with...

A.L. West.(BASEBALL)
April 14, 2006... LOS ANGELES ANGELS RHP Brendan Dennelly worked through a sore shoulder and a sore elbow last season but has been free of pain this spring. He has refined his split-finger pitch and found greater command. He'll pitch mostly in middle relief...

N.L. East.(BASEBALL)
April 14, 2006... ATLANTA BRAVES RHP John Thomson began the season in the bullpen, and he might stay there if the club isn't able to trade him. Atlanta has good starting pitching depth, and Thomson has better control coming out of the bullpen than RHP Jorge...

Everyone starts with zeros.(BASEBALL)
April 14, 2006... Sure, big spring training numbers might help some players win jobs and influence managers, but those stats don't mean squat now that the regular season is here. Players who struggled in spring also get a chance to wipe the slate clean. ...

Ailing pitchers are a sore subject with Rothschild.(BASEBALL)
April 14, 2006... Cubs pitching coach Larry Rothschild has caught a lot of heat for the many injuries suffered by righthanders Kerry Wood and Mark Prior. Both will begin this season on the disabled list. Rothschild, who has been guiding Chicago's staff since the...

N.L. Central.(BASEBALL)
April 14, 2006... CHICAGO CUBS LHP Sean Marshall, who has not pitched above Class AA, did not allow a run in his first 10 1/3 innings this spring and won the No. 4 spot in the rotation. He is scheduled to make his debut Sunday.... RHP Jerome Williams will...

N.L. West.(BASEBALL)
April 14, 2006... ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS RHP Brandon Medders' changaup will be better this season. A pulled back muscle forced him to avoid using his breaking ball and focus on the changeup in his first spring minor league appearance.... OF Jeff DaVanon...

One score and 708 homers ago ...(OUTSIDE the box)
April 14, 2006... The Braves have been party to the greatest moments in home run history. They also helped launch what has become an infamous chase. Back on June 4, 1986, Barry Bonds--then a 185-pound Pirates rookie--hit his first big-league homer in...

Those scheming teams.(NASCAR)
April 14, 2006... Before NASCAR has time to rewrite the testing rulebook, teams are thinking outside the box to get an advantage on the racetrack. In the ultracompetitive arena that is Nextel Cup racing, and as the gray areas of testing continue to...

Kidd's new role suits him.(NBA)
April 14, 2006... There was nothing as exhilarating as a young Jason Kidd just after the coffee had kicked in, when he would sprint from end to end as if he were running on an open circuit and not giving a damn whether his ground wire was connected. In...

Springing for Jackson will be a leap of faith.(NFL)
April 14, 2006... The draft story of Chad Jackson is a story of jumps. Vertical jumps, broad jumps, jumps in draft stock, jumping to conclusions and, most likely, a leap of faith. Even though the Florida receiver has improved his draft standing...

Inside the AFC.(NFL)
April 14, 2006... The CHIEFS added some much-needed depth at defensive tackle by signing free agent Ron Edwards (Bills) and re-signing Lional Dalton. Edwards is a big (6-3, 320), powerful player who is effective against the run and provides an inside pass rush....

Inside the NFC.(NFL)
April 14, 2006... With CBs Ken Lucas and Chris Gamble on board, PANTHERS free-agent pickup Reggie Howard (Dolphins) isn't needed as a starter, but he can be effective as a third or fourth corner and a special teams performer. Howard doesn't have enough speed to...

You never forget your first.(DRAFT)
April 14, 2006... They don't know which teams they'll be playing for next season, but these draft prospects already have plans for how they'll celebrate their first NFL touchdowns: * "Point to the sky. Because without God, none of this would be...

Snapshot with Vernon Davis.(DRAFT)
April 14, 2006... Maryland's Vernon Davis, who had scouts buzzing after he ran a 4.38 40 at the NFL Scouting Combine, offers evidence that he might be the league's next great tight end. I'm better than most tight ends because: Of my explosiveness, my...

Focus: draft buzz.(NFL)
April 14, 2006... With the sixth overall pick, the 49ers are looking closely at Maryland TE Vernon Davis. With his blend of athleticism, speed and receiving skills, Davis could develop into a game-changing player who could help accelerate QB Alex Smith's...

Davin Joseph.(DRAFT DIARY)
April 14, 2006... I made a neat discovery the other day: There's a hotel room in Norman, Okla., named after me. Two of my good friends, Doug and Valerie Kennon, who own the best barbecue place around, Red Zone, just opened a hotel. It's called Sooner...

Enjoy it while it lasts, mid-major fans.(INSIDER)
April 14, 2006... You have witnessed history, folks but what you've seen is not the Minutemen's commencing fire at Lexington and Concord but rather Lee's surrendering at Appomattox. (Excuse me for mixing my metaphors, but I forgot where Cornwallis threw in the...

Legends are made off the field, too.(INSIDER)
April 14, 2006... So, my editor doesn't know why I want to write about Monk Meyer. "He died five years ago," he says. "What's the hook?" Here's the hook: duty, honor, country. And the Heisman Trophy--the most recognizable individual award in all of...