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...Mass.: Bill Parcells is now officially the former head coach of the New England Patriots, setting up a showdown between his former team and the New York Jets. At issue: how much the Jets are willing to give the Patriots to secure Parcells' services for next year. Number one draft picks and millions of dollars have been thrown around in the press over the past few days, playing with the emotions of Jets' fans, whose hopes are built up every off season and dashed once play begins. In announcing that his tenure as Patriots coach is over, Parcells said...
...small for the Big 10. Glenn disagreed, so he showed up at practice one day and earned a spot as a walk-on. That led to a starting position, then stardom, and in 1996 the Patriots made him their pick in the first round of the N.F.L. draft...
...things still didn't come easy. Glenn was the personal choice of Patriots' owner Robert Kraft, who had overruled the team's hard-nosed coach, Bill Parcells. (The coach wanted to use the draft choice to sign a defensive lineman.) So when Glenn strained a hamstring and sat out training camp and preseason, Parcells was asked about the prognosis for his young receiver. "She's doing O.K.," he sniped. Glenn, who has overcome plenty more than mere ankle biting, shrugged it off. "There are worse things," he said. Now on the threshold of his first Super Bowl, Glenn has even...
...Loretta Sanchez. Threatening to sue her for election fraud, Dornan called Sanchez a "liar" and said "the whole thing stinks to high heaven." Of course, sour grapes were to be expected from the former fighter pilot who once grabbed a fellow Congressman by the collar and called him a "draft-dodging wimp." Sanchez's campaign manager, John Shallman, spoke for many when he said of Dornan, "He's been, and continues to be, a national disgrace. All we can say is: Adios." The bad news is that Dornan will now have more time for his second job as Rush Limbaugh...
...musical is about protesting against the Vietnam War and escaping the draft...