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...baseball took a page from the NFL's playbook, fan appeal would double. No longer would New York be the only game in town. Since the NFL adopted a salary cap, players' salaries can only be so high (bottom line: A Rod and Manny lose, society gains). Ticket prices do not need to be jacked up every year (see: John Harrington) to support the astronomical salaries...

Author: By Alex M. Sherman, | Title: New Year's Resolution: Get a Salary Cap | 12/19/2000 | See Source »

...biggest benefit of a salary cap is the parity that would immediately race across Major League Baseball. After three years of a salary cap in the NFL, the bad teams became good and vice versa. The resident bottom dwellers (the Rams, the Falcons, and even the lowly Buccaneers!) rose to the top. Recently, the Saints and the Ravens have shown themselves to be Super Bowl contenders...

Author: By Alex M. Sherman, | Title: New Year's Resolution: Get a Salary Cap | 12/19/2000 | See Source »

...KURT WARNER The retired Iowa grocery bagger made the most of his NFL chance: he quarterbacked the St. Louis Rams to a 13-3 record and a 23-16 Super Bowl win over the Tennessee Titans. Warner threw 41 touchdown passes during the season, only the second...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sports | 12/18/2000 | See Source »

Former Harvard offensive lineman Matt Birk '98 was selected yesterday to participate in this year's NFL Pro Bowl...

Author: By Alexander M. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Matt Birk '98 Named to NFL Pro Bowl | 12/15/2000 | See Source »

...only Harvard alumnus that currently starts for an NFL squad, Birk led the Crimson to an Ivy League Championship in 1997. Harvard defeated Yale 17-7 that year to clinch an undefeated Ivy season and a league title...

Author: By Alexander M. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Matt Birk '98 Named to NFL Pro Bowl | 12/15/2000 | See Source »

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