The Sporting News articles from August 2001

The Sporting News archives from August 2001

`Hey, didn't you used to be the Royals outfield?'.(sports humor)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... * The Spies're sayin' the return of T-Pups kingpin Kevin McHale is not exactly cause for exultation in Minny. Seems Kev's not fond of agent-types, which may sound as obvious as sayin' yer favorite Fly is not fond of divorce lawyers. But Kev's...

BOB HILLE'S STARTING 5.(sports humor)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... (1) Randy Moss. The big question: Will his $75 million deal change him? One clue: He signed Trent Dilfer to run windsprints for him. (2) Oregon football. The university has decided to strictly limit the use of its game highlights and the...

DUSTBIN: August 5, 1984.(baseball player Cliff Johnson)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Toronto's Cliff Johnson set a major league record by blasting his 19th career pinch-hit home run. It was a dramatic 450-foot, game-winning shot in Baltimore that had the Blue Jays dreaming of catching the first-place Tigers. Johnson finished...

DEFT SHOT.(Chicago White Sox General Manager Ken Williams quote)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... `You have to have somebody else agree with your ingenious ideas.' --White Sox G.M. Ken Williams on finding a trading partner.

Our fallen idols.(scandals and professional athletes)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... From here on, I will perceive Patrick Ewing not as a basketball warrior but as the fool who let two dancers perform oral sex on him while a dub owner watched with a flashlight. From here on, I will perceive Andruw Jones not as one of baseball's...

On baseball's labor dispute.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... "I'm not going to cry for the players. But at the same time, I won't cry for billionaire owners.... If they're so brilliant, why would they buy into a business where they're going to lose money? The answer is they're not losing money. It's...

On drugs in sports.(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... "The question is, do we care if there is drug usage?... If (Mark) McGwire uses andro, as others are now being accused, are they real home run hitters, or is it all because of that little bottle?" Papa Joe Chevalier can be heard weeknights...

A network on the brink.(Entertainment and Sports Programming Network to diversify its format)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Remote controls sure don't get you where they used to. Remember how we used to click on The Weather Channel for weather recaps and forecasts? TNN for country music? MTV for music videos? TBS for the Atlanta Braves? Did somebody say,...

Sideline watch.(sportscasters on the move)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... * Sideline watch: I'm OK with Lesley Visser visiting the Monday-night radio booth this fall, And ESPN promoting Suzy Kolber to Sunday Night Football's sideline is a natural; she's as talented as Bonnie Bernstein and Melissa Stark and more...

The buzz.(Goodwill Games to be phased out by the end of September)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... * The buzz: TNT's Goodwill Games will die after this year's version in Australia ends in September.

Vital stats.(Disney acquired Fox Family Channel)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... * Vital stats: Disney paid $5 billion to buy Fox Family Channel, including MLB Divisional Series and Thursday-night games averaging an 0.3 rating.

Commercialism/needle drop.(International Olympic Committee)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... * Commercialism/needle drop: One IOC promo for the 2002 Winter Games has a soundtrack by anti-everything band Radiohead.

Do not adjust your set.(baseball in other languages)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... * Do not adjust your set: Fox used Jose Mota--usually the SAP-button Spanish voice on Game of the Week--as Dodgers-Rockies guest analyst, in English. Also, Joe Buck was joined on a Cardinals-Cubs game by Al Hrabosky, who spoke no mad Hungarian....

VOICE OF THE FAN.(Letter to the Editor)
August 6, 2001... Choice voice `There is a new breed of quarterback in town part man, part machine, all heart. Daunte Culpepper... you can't catch him; you can't tackle him. Nobody can outthrow him. Best you can do is try to look good when you're bouncing off...

Camping trip.(on the field, with Brian Urlacher, linebacker for the Chicago Bears)(Interview)
August 6, 2001... SEE A DIFFERENT GAME It's a time of heat and hits, of meals and meeting--but still enough time for a movie. Take a journey inside Bears training camp with Pro Bowl linebacker BRIAN URLACHER. In its repetitive monotony, an NFL training...

Rice could be a perfect fit in Raiders' offense.(Jerry Rice, football player)(Interview)
August 6, 2001... When the 49ers cut Jerry Rice, they unloaded an overpaid player past his prime who no longer runs like he once did. When the Raiders signed Jerry Rice, they acquired one of the best No. 2 receivers in the NFL and a player who should improve...

Giant changes make good defense great.(New York Giants football team)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Whether it is out of salary-cap concerns or a fear of tinkering with success, Super Bowl teams tend to rest on their laurels. Most Super Bowl teams in the past five years have either been forced to unload talent to meet financial ceilings or...

AFC.(American Football Conference team analyses)
August 6, 2001... Baltimore Ravens www.sportingnews.com/nfl/teams/ravens CARRYING THE LOAD: RB Jamall Lewis' role in the offense is simple: He has to carry the load. The Ravens want to take some chances in the first half of games and build a lead, then...

NFC.(National Football Conference team analyses)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... www.sportingnews.com/nfl/teams/cardinals LINE OPTIONS: Last year, DT Mao Tosi was forced into the starting lineup as a rookie, but he wasn't ready. His skills were raw, and he had difficulty defending the run and getting a push up the...

Razing Arizona.(San Francisco Giants sweep four games against Arizona Diamondbacks)
August 6, 2001... Behind a rejuvenated offense, the Giants pounded the Diamonds to turn the N.L. West into Three-team race On bobble-head doll night at Bank One Ballpark last Saturday, the first 15,000 lucky fans who passed through the gates went home with...

Give Oakland's front office an `A'.(Oakland Athletics baseball club)
August 6, 2001... A few years back, A's general manager Billy Beane and director of player personnel J.P. Ricciardi engaged in a mock draft at the All-Star Game, with Mariners G.M. Pat Gillick serving as judge. The exercise was standard operating procedure for...

A walk among the gods.(Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Last week we had an off-day in New York. Instead of going to a show or to see David Letterman, I went to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. We made the four-hour drive Sunday and spent the night in a bed and breakfast. I hadn't been there...

DOGHOUSE.(Andruw Jones's testimony in Gold Club racketeering case)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... "I didn't do nothing wrong," said Braves center fielder Andruw Jones after testifying in the Gold Club racketeering case. Well, aside from using a double-negative, he did engage in a menage a trois at a local hotel with two women he'd never met...

A fan of the stars he fanned.(Randy Johnson on pitching to Kirby Puckett and Dave Winfield)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Kirby Puckett and Dave Winfield go into the Hall of Fame this weekend. I could try to sum up their careers myself, but I know someone who can do it better. I asked Randy Johnson, another future Hall of Famer, to reminisce about pitching to...

A.L.(team-by-team analyses of American League baseball clubs)
August 6, 2001... Anaheim Angels www.sportingnews.com/baseball/teams/angel 53-51 3rd West Team hopes Erstad gets a lift from the No. 2 slot CF Darin Erstad's up-and-down season currently is on the down side. After hitting .242 in April, he...

7th inning stretch.(baseball records)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 6, 2001... TSNumbers .900 Tigers CF Roger Cedeno's career average (9-for-10) against Indians pitcher Dave Burba. 11 Consecutive wins for the Red Sox in games started by David Cone. 13 Games the Mets have won in their...

TOP FIVE.(baseball players who are not hitting their weights)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... The best players who aren't hitting their weight. 1 Mark McGwire (.202; 250 pounds). McGwire's Gaedellian batting average means he probably won't get 70 hits this year. The Cardinals' already-slim chances will disappear if McGwire doesn't...

COMING ATTRACTIONS.(Seattle Mariners)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... It's not too early to ask: Can the Mariners set a record for wins? They'll have to put up 115 to set the A.L. mark, 117 to set the major league mark. They're on pace to win 117. Let's assume they don't pack it in after clinching the A.L....

PROSPECT WATCH.(Los Angeles Dodgers baseball player Chin-Feng Chen)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Chin-Feng Chen OF, Dodgers Chen zoomed to the top of the Dodgers' organizational depth charts in 1999 when he became the first player in the history of the Class A California League to have 30 homers and 30 stolen bases in the same season....

The book on Lance Berkman.(baseball player)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... If there is a secret to his success, it hangs some years back on a chain, draped from a tree limb behind a house near Austin, Texas. If there is a secret to his success, it is black and stamped and smudged by the same tool Lance Berkman has...

Golden batter.(Roberto Alomar could win American League batting title)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Roberto Alomar already has nine Gold Gloves. This season, he seems to be a good bet to win his first batting title. Alomar leads the American League with a .356 average, 12 points better than his closest competitor. If he hangs on in the...

N.L.(team-by-team analyses of National League baseball clubs)(Statistical Data Included)
August 6, 2001... www.sportingnews.com/baseball/teams/diamondbacks 59-45 2nd West Lopez, DiFelice are acquired for a bargain price The team's goal was to add a No. 4 starting pitcher without surrendering any key pieces from its major league...

The ties that drive.(stock car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.)
August 6, 2001... Dale Earnhardt Jr. has journeyed through a diverse upbringing and become a champion--the type of man his father could respect It's not your typical family tree with branches stretching elegantly toward the sky. The Earnhardt clan more...

Testing isn't fun or cheap--just necessary.(race car testing)
August 6, 2001... Crew members for Dave Blaney's No. 93 Dodge can barely keep their eyes open as the Beechcraft 1900 takes off for the Brickyard. Another week, another test. It's early Tuesday morning--still dark outside--as aircraft N93BD ascends above the...

OVAL OFFICE INTERVIEWS.(race car drivers on what makes them angry)(includes other auto racing information)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 6, 2001... What makes you angry? Robby Gordon. There are so many competitive drivers in this series that it's hard not to get angry about something every weekend. Everybody has such a strong desire to run well and be competitive that often the...

Lindros' golden opportunity.(hockey player Eric Lindros)(Brief Article)(Interview)
August 6, 2001... Two days on the ice hardly seem like enough time to prepare a team to compete against the world's best for the gold medal. But that's all the NHL Players Association has set aside for Olympic team training sessions before the league's training...

Jackets suiting up for title run.(Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Meet college football's fresh face: Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets are an adorably attractive pick to be this year's dark-horse national champion. But why Tech, which is ranked 12th in TSN's pre-season poll after finishing last season...

Classy classes.(college basketball recruiting)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... Surprise, surprise. Florida, Duke and North Carolina are off to stellar starts in compiling their 2002 recruiting classes--but they're not alone. As the summer evaluation period drew to a close, more than 60 seniors had made non-binding...

NBA talk has its pros, cons.(recruiting of basketball players Kelenna Azubuike and Kenneth Winston by National basketball Assn teams)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... When the long road through the summer recruiting scene began, Kelenna Azubuike's name was known to nearly everyone on the trail, even if they struggled to spell or pronounce it. Kennedy Winston was something of an afterthought. Given their...

On his own.(basketball player Kwame Brown)
August 6, 2001... No. 1 pick Kwame Brown must make a quick transition from a small-town lifestyle to big-time expectations Five years ago, Kwame Brown was 5-11, an eighth-grader playing point guard and answering to the nickname "Bobo." He hung out in...

Blazers make the right move.(Portland Trail Blazers basketball trades)(Brief Article)
August 6, 2001... It was only 15 months ago, but it was a more innocent time. Shaquille O'Neal still was without an NBA championship. Pets.com still existed. The guy we called "President," for all his flaws, at least knew how to pronounce "nuclear." So...

Mining for gold among corn fields.(baseball scout Ellsworth Brown)(Brief Article)(Interview)
August 6, 2001... Ellsworth Brown is a baseball scout, among the last of his kind. Raising dust across the Midwest, he figures he has worn out 30 cars since 1946. The latest is a Dodge Intrepid that he says handles well in traffic. Not that there's much...

Bolder, better.(sports Web site)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... There's a new look to our website that should make it easier to find the top news stories, team information and the latest audio from Sporting News Radio. It has a sleeker design with bold graphics but won't take longer to download. Go to...

On the links.(Sporting News Radio to cover PGA Championship, golf)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Sporting News Radio will broadcast live from the PGA Championship in Atlanta Wednesday through Sunday. Don't miss all the action from the Atlanta Athletic Club with comprehensive coverage featuring interviews and expert analysis.

Hey, didn't you used to be the Rockets' main engine?(items on high school basketball player LeBron James, on Jerry Rice and Tim Brown of the Oakland Raiders, and others)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... * Fly's never quite sure what to make of hoopsters who still eat sloppy joes off Styrofoam trays during fifth period, but the Spies're sayin' the nation's best prep player is Akron's LeBron James, who will be only a junior this year. After...

DEFT SHOT.(football player Ebenezer Ekuban)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... `It's like trying to move a mountain.' --282-pound Cowboys end Ebenezer Ekuban on trying to get by 325-pound teammate Larry Allen, a Pro Bowl guard

DUSTBIN August 14, 1932.(game win of baseball player Jack Quinn)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... At 49, Jack Quinn became the oldest pitcher to win a game in the major leagues when his Brooklyn Dodgers beat the New York Giants in the first game of a doubleheader. He entered in the ninth inning of a 1-1 game. The Dodgers won it in the 10th,...

BOB HILLE'S STARTING 5.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... 1 Preseason games. It's your chance to act like an NFL superstar: Wear a T-shirt and baseball cap and stop paying attention by the second quarter. 2 Hakeem Olajuwon. His nickname is "The Dream," which, coincidentally, is what...

The tragic cost of pride.(unnecessary deaths of football players in practice)(Brief Article)(Column)
August 13, 2001... Only a fool would call it an aberration, the freakiest of flukes. It can't be, not when four young football players collapse and die over a matter of days, not when the NFL loses its first player to heat stroke, not when 19 collegiate and high...

On Korey Stringer's death.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... "Don't buy the (NFL commissioner Paul) Tagliabue pitch. You think he really wants teams to `review' their training camp procedures? Forget about it. Nothing's going to change. Teams won't use logic and go to one-a-day workouts. The league just...

On Stringer.(deceased football player Korey Stringer)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... "I've come to the conclusion that this was a very avoidable tragedy. Culpability is going to be the issue here. Eventually, Dennis Green and the Vikings will have to come forward and start explaining exactly what happened on this practice...

Playing fast and loose with fans.(rumored efforts of television networks to shorten sporting events)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... As evil empires go, network sports television resides somewhere between Nike and Stalin's USSR. Telecasters, after all, are directly responsible for such atrocities as moving the World Series to prime time, not showing marching bands at...

STATIC.
August 13, 2001... * Grading on the curve: NBC's Brickyard 400... B. Ground-level Squash-Cam... A. Another NASCAR-produced Dale Earnhardt tribute... F. Wally Dallenbach's prophecies on pit-road congestion and Chevys' handling... A. * All Lance, all the...

VOICE OF THE FAN.
August 13, 2001... Choice voice `Heinz Field is a perfect name for the home of the Pittsburgh NFL franchise: They will always be doing a lot of "ketchup"' --Paula Padia, Tucson, Arizona Play 'em if you've got 'em Great stuff on the current trend in...

NEW YORK NEW YORK.(New York voted the Best Sports City for 2001)
August 13, 2001... For the second time in three years, New York--which boasted a Subway Series and a Super Bowl team--is king of the hill, A-No. 1 in our annual ranking of Best Sports Cities Once upon a time (last October) in a strange land (Manhattan), a...

Cityscape.(New York voted the Best Sports City for 2001; other cities considered for 2001, and other years, are discussed)
August 13, 2001... A look at the next-best sports cities and what makes their teams a good or a bad investment for fans Just because you, the fan, pour your heart and soul--and a large portion of annual income--into a team (or teams) doesn't mean you will be...

2001 Best Sports Cities.(New York selected as the Best Sports City for 2001; the next 375 cities are listed)(Illustration)
August 13, 2001... 2001 Best Sports cities 1. New York-New Jersey-Long Island 2. Oakland-San Francisco-San Jose 3. Los Angeles-Anaheim 4. Philadelphia 5. Dallas-Fort Worth 6. Denver 7. Baltimore-Washington 8. Miami-Fort Lauderdale...

Sheff's surprise.(Gary Sheffield helping the Los Angeles Dodgers in their run for the pennant)(includes information on fantasy standings)
August 13, 2001... More unexpected than the Dodgers' run to first is the player who led them there: Gary Sheffield, who swallowed his pride and apologized after demanding a trade in the spring One of the season's great success stories quietly turned another...

The risks and rewards of deadline deals.(baseball player trades)
August 13, 2001... Baseball trades are risk-reward propositions. It's important to consider the short-term and long-term possibilities. The contenders' moves before the nonwaiver trade deadline breaks down into four categories. LOW RISK, HIGH YIELD ...

Dealing with being dealt.(baseball player trading)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... There are times and dates that alter your life forever. The day you graduate from high school, the day you get married, the day your kids are born and so on. It's the same in baseball. The day you get drafted, the day you get to the big...

New city, same view.(Philadelphia Phillies)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Turk Wendell still is chasing the Braves and is right at home doing it. He's in Philly now, a big change for him. But this Braves thing... that never seems to change. There he is, into August and looking forward to September again from the...

BASEBALL A.L.
August 13, 2001... Anaheim Angels www.sportingnews.com/baseball/teams/angles 56-54 3rd West The little things add up to a big season for rookie Eckstein Rookie SS David Eckstein has stayed in the lineup because he does so much for the team that...

7th inning stretch.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... TSNumbers 3 Shutouts by the A's Mark Mulder in July. That's more than four teams have had all season long. 4 Times in his career that Greg Maddux has won 10 straight decisions. 12 Entering the week, the...

TOP FIVE.(baseball players)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... In honor of Melvin Mora, father of quintuplets born last week, the top 5 5s: 1 Moises Alou. It's hard to come up with a better (active) No. 5 hitter than this Astros slugger. He has been punishing the ball on the way to the front of the...

COMING ATTRACTIONS.(baseball games)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... The A's-Yankees series that begins Friday is one of several upcoming matchups between playoff contenders. Expect New York to make Oakland look like pretenders. Although the teams have split six games this year, Oakland's .232 batting average...

PROSPECT WATCH Jason Lane OF, Astros.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Lane, a sixth-round pick out of Southern California in 1999, is hitting .333 with 30 home runs, 33 doubles and 103 RBIs at Class AA Round Rock. He is leading the Texas League in RBIs and is second in slugging percentage (.636) and runs (83). A...

Scouting Report: Pedro Astacio.(pitcher for Houston Astros)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Team: Astros Ht./Wt: 6-2/210 B/T: R/R Age: 31 Grading out: (0-80 scale) Overall: 60- (minus because of inconsistency) Fastball: 65 Curve: 60 Changeup: 60 Slider: 55 Physical description: Astacio has a good, lean power pitcher's body...

Hats off.(Major League Baseball Hall of Fame)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Dave Winfield said at his Hall of Fame induction last week that his feud with George Steinbrenner is a thing of the past. "We're fine now," he said. Still, Winfield didn't go into the Hall as a Yankee. He went in as a Padre--the first to...

Baseball N.L.
August 13, 2001... Arizona Diamondbacks www.sportingnews.com/baseball/teams/diamondbacks 61-49 2nd West Kim on the right course with guidance from Stottlemyre RHP Byung-Hyun Kim has been brilliant since early June, which coincides with a...

A lone Ranger? Not Fleury.(hockey player Theo Fleury)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Even though it's being televised from a Calgary country club practice range, you can tell from looking at his eyes that Theo Fleury is clear and focused as he hits 7-irons before his annual charity tournament for Crohn's disease and colitis...

Can Labonte pull off memorable finish?(race car driver Bobby Labonte)
August 13, 2001... Before his recent victory at Pocono, Bobby Labonte was missing in action. A 24-race winless streak for the defending Winston Cup champion? Who would have believed it? After all, in 2000, Labonte and the No. 18 Interstate Batteries team were a...

And the Cup winner is ...(NASCAR Winston Cup)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... A three-way dash for the Winston Cup championship is heating up with 15 weeks left in the Winston Cup season. Teammates Dale Jarrett and Ricky Rudd are running second and third in their Fords, chasing three-time Winston Cup champion Jeff...

OVAL OFFICE INTERVIEWS.(hobbies of professional athletes)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... What else are you good at? Jeff Burton: I really like to cook at home, so I pretty much do all of the cooking for the family. Kim (his wife) doesn't really like to cook, so it works out perfect for us. Jeff Green: I'm a really good...

Horse race.(Denver Broncos running backs)
August 13, 2001... Mike Anderson has the early lead in the three-man battle for the Broncos' running back job, bid Terrell Davis remains the favorite--if he can get, and stay healthy Just two days into training camp, Terrell Davis was back in a place he has...

The education of Michael Vick.(Atlanta Falcons quarterback)
August 13, 2001... An errant training-camp throw by Michael Vick skipped out of the end zone and blasted into Ashley Ambrose's moped, chipping off a piece of plastic and knocking the fender loose. It may be awhile before Vick can similarly wound an NFL...

Vivid memories of Korey Stringer.(Minnesota Vikings player who died after practice)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... It was pure coincidence that on Monday, July 30, we were in Mankato, Minn., watching the first day of Vikings training camp. Watching Korey Stringer. It was coincidence because The War Room scouting team and I are in the midst of our...

AFC.(American Football Conference)(Statistical Data Included)
August 13, 2001... Baltimore Ravens www.sportingnews.com/nfl/teams/ravens BIG HIT: One of the Ravens' big offseason moves was diminished when RT Leon Searcy was diagnosed with a torn triceps tendon in his left arm, an injury that will sideline him 10-to- 12...

NFC.(National Football Conference)(Statistical Data Included)
August 13, 2001... Arizona Cardinals www.sportingnews.com/nfl/teams/cardinals STARTING ROTATION: The team's starting defensive front four have a career total of 5 1/2 sacks, so it wouldn't be surprising if the starting lineup changed between now and the start...

Carter is happy, wealthy, wise.(Toronto Raptors basketball player Vince Carter)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
August 13, 2001... There's a sweet side to the tale of Vince Carter, an aspect that allows us to see him as the Man who Saved the Toronto Raptors. Last week, before Carter signed the contract extension that keeps him with the Raptors through 2008, a team...

It's time to bring in the agents.(representation for college basketball players)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Back when the coaches in the Atlantic Coast Conference were named Smith, Cremins, Odom and Barnes, they were treated at their annual league meetings to an annual argument from then-NC State coach Les Robinson. He believed college players should...

Heisman is in Pac-10's sights.(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Here's a trivia question: Name the last Pacific-10 player to win the Heisman Trophy. To find the answer, you have to go back to 1981, when Southern California tailback Marcus Allen won the award. The closest the Pac-10 has come in the past 19...

Bodies so powerful, so vulnerable.(professional athletes)(Brief Article)
August 13, 2001... Nate Newton made us laugh. The more the old Cowboy lineman went on about how fat he was, the more we laughed. If William Perry, that moving blob of Bear meat, had been "The Refrigerator," it was right that Newton, the taller of the two men,...

ONLINE.(Sporting News online services)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2001... Ultimate fantasy football Sure, Peyton Manning is a great choice for your fantasy team. But what about the rest of your picks? Stay ahead of the competition by downloading a free copy of THE SPORTING NEWS' draft kit, which has scouting...

RADIO.(Fantasy Source, radio program)(Brief Article)
August 20, 2001... So you want to be an owner Get ready for kickoff with the ultimate guide for fantasy football fanatics, "Fantasy Source," every Saturday and Sunday, 8-9 a.m. ET with Kevin Wheeler and Jake Stevens.