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| August 11, 2006 | This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Tom Sorensen

Aug. 11--SPARTANBURG -- Autographs are for kids. If you're old enough to sit on a bar stool and order a drink, you're too old to ask for an autograph. After watching Nextel Cup drivers move like LaDainian Tomlinson to avoid rampaging autograph-seeking adults at Lowe's Motor Speedway during May, I wrote a column in which I proposed a rule: If the athlete is younger than you are, you can't ask for his signature.

After six days at Carolina Panthers training camp, I can tell you the rule has yet to catch on. The rule doesn't deserve to catch on. It's too weak. New rule: If you're an adult who sells autographs on eBay, mounts them…

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