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Even the most desperate football coaches understand that God isn't known to wear cleats, that Super Bowl rings and contract extensions are unlikely priorities in his divine order. Yet earlier this year, during the NFL draft, Minnesota Vikings head coach Dennis Green found himself dialing up his minister and praying that his controversial decision to draft a kid named Randy Moss would not be in vain...
...doubted that Moss, a wide receiver from Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va., was supremely talented: at 6 ft. 4 in. he was speedy and sure-handed. But 19 NFL teams had passed over Moss in the draft because of a record that included a couple of arrests, a probation violation and a one-month stint in jail...
...turkey isn't even on the table yet and already prime-time TV is stuffed with toy ads, malls are bursting with shoppers and the kids are on their third draft of Santa wish lists. With the holidays comes lots of joy for many parents but also the stress of dealing with children whipped to a materialistic frenzy. Hands extended and wish lists perfected, they seem to have no sense of what it costs Mom and Dad (or Santa) to deliver the Nintendo games, Barbies, Air Jordans and stereo systems that help make this time of year so exciting...
According to Radcliffe spokesperson Michael A.Armini, Wilson will draft a letter to alumnae thisweek, summarizing what she learned on the road.Armini also said Wilson is considering a secondround of tour dates for the spring...
...manic energy sustained by jazz and Benzedrine. After sifting through documents to which he was recently granted access by Kerouac's estate, Brinkley reveals that the author, who died in 1969, actually planned, plotted and outlined his homage to nomadic nonconformity well before writing the novel's final draft in 1951. Kerouac said he wanted to write as fast as he could because the "road is fast." Apparently, it is also paved, landscaped and banked...