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...Lions came out flying, putting some early pressure on the Crimson goal. The early pressure paid off as tournament MVP Arturo Torres took a cross from Michael Erush and headed it into goal for a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute. The cross came off a free kick that resulted from a questionable foul, as the referee called a Crimson defender for a hard tackle in the corner. A crowded penalty box gave Mejias no chance at saving the header from Torres...
Another great place for people-watching: Camden Yards, the greatest ballpark on earth. I go on a night when the O’s are playing the Anaheim Angels. Cal Ripken has recently been named All-Star MVP, and when he comes up to bat, we all fall silent, like it’s an audience with the Pope...
Welch, a six foot four, 212 pound defenseman, played prep school hockey at St. Sebastian’s, where he led his team to a New England Prep Championship and earned his league’s MVP honors for his senior season. He hails from Brighton, just a short walk south from Harvard’s Bright Center...
Welch was the 2001 winner of the Boston Bruins’ John Carlton Trophy, given to the most outstanding student-athlete in Mass. high school hockey. Past winners of the award include Ted Donato ’91, who was the NCAA tournament MVP for Harvard’s 1989 national championship team, and 1995 World Series MVP Tom Glavine, who was a Kings draft pick years before he established himself as a major league pitcher...
...though it's been a few years since he was the best player in baseball, it's worth remembering when Cal Ripken was. Ripken was named Rookie of the Year in 1982 and led the O's to their last World Series title in 1983, his first of two MVP seasons (1991 the other). He's made 18 straight appearances in the All-Star Game, smashed his 400th home run in September 1999 and collected his 3,000th hit in April 2000. Pundits have questioned for some time whether Ripken should have already hung up the spikes, but really...