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There I go dreaming again. . . . Potshots It was a magnificent display of sportsmanship for Yale to honor one of the true legends of amateur athletics in Billy Cleary. Really, the man has done it all--great player, gold medal winner, NCAA Champion coach. What would have been especially nice, though, would be to have his reaction to all the festivities. Cleary, however, refuses to talk to reporters from The Harvard Crimson. It's a shame, too, because, from all accounts, he is otherwise a genuinely good man, but one with a remarkable grudge against this paper...
...Teachers don't discourage competitive team sports, but they don't allow any kid to sit and watch either. A lesson on basketball skills might involve groups of two-on-two. High schoolers can choose from such activities as Ultimate Frisbee, mountain biking and white-water rafting. Sportsmanship is rewarded; humiliation is unacceptable. Whereas old gym teachers often saw PE as a way to scout varsity jocks, new ones teach a range of cognitive and physical topics, including muscle development, nutrition and cardiovascular fitness. They also tend to be inclusive and strikingly sensitive to their increasingly overscheduled charges...
...heads the list of the Crimson's returning scorers, and last spring, she was awarded the team's Dooley Award, given to the player with the most sportsmanship, enthusiasm and dedication to the game...
...Head of the Charles should be a weekend of good sportsmanship, exciting races and good old fashioned fun. Unfortunately, by imposing strict rules on parties, and forcing us to register our guests, the administration is intent on making the Head of the Charles just another in a long string of unexciting weekends in the undergraduate experience...
...sportsmanship and deference to their team, I would rather not comment on the game," said sophomore driver Mike Masterson...