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Huge Success for Rutgers Despite Unsuccessful Attempt at Perfection Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:04:00 -0500 Despite the disappointment of the loss ending Rutger's attempt at a perfect season, people need to look back at the season that was. To truly understand the significance of this Rutgers season, people need to look back at the Rutgers team that was a 1-11 debacle four seasons ago. "Not Tomorrow": The Work of the Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, Inc. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:04:00 -0500 Sports fans admire and emulate athletes for superficial reasons: fame, money, physical characteristics, or records. It is therefore unusual for celebrity athletes to wield their limited influence for any greater good or accomplishment other than making page 1 of the sports section. However, it is off the court and out of the sports section that 40-year-old Houston Rocket's center Dikembe Mutombo is making the biggest news. What Puts Football Above Other Sports? Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:04:00 -0500 Football is everywhere, from collectible mugs and bobble-heads scattered around a fan's house, to cheesy Peyton Manning commercials, to when it is really played on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Football and its impacts are felt almost everywhere. The question that arises then is: what puts football over other sports? Is a Bigger and More Athletic NFL Better? Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:04:00 -0500 A problem in the NFL today is that GMs and scouts usually look at a player's physical attributes rather than their ability to play football. If the player is big fast or athletic, they are already convinced and automatically put those players at the head of their draft boards without even considering less athletic players. The Life and Trials of an Olympic Hopeful Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:04:00 -0500 Fans of the Olympics are intrigued by the medal ceremonies and "moments of fame," but the preceding smaller personal victories of athletes are what define greatness. The Olympics are an opportunity for an athlete to prove himself to his nation, to the world, and--sometimes more importantly--to himself. Organized Snowball Fighting: a Hoax or a Serious Sport? Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:04:00 -0500 Around 150 teams train and pass preliminary competitions in order to reach the Snowball Fight World Championships. After countless battles and narrow escapes from speeding snowballs, one team emerges as champion of the Showa Shinzan International Yukigassen.  |
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