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RETIRED. DAN MARINO, 38, Miami Dolphins quarterback who holds NFL records for the most touchdown passes, passing yards and completions; after 17 years and six knee operations; in Davie, Fla. (see Appreciation below...
NCAA: The National College of Arbitrary Admonishers. This secret society, based in Kansas City, Mo., dishes out random penalties and suspensions without adequate explanation, similar to the New York State judicial system. The NCAA "Clearinghouse" assures that young athletes don't start committing felonies until they are in the NFL...
Without getting bogged down in an NFL-playoff style description of each and every nuance, several situations will let Harvard get the coveted home ice. A weekend sweep puts the Crimson at 10-9-2 for a winning percentage of .524. The win over RPI would place the Engineers at best with a .500 percentage, giving Harvard at least sixth place...
...further victories. At his firing, he shed public tears, which shocked an America that saw him as the faultlessly tailored, taciturn but brilliant sideline tactician. "Fireproof, bulletproof, emotionproof," the writer Pete Axthelm once said. Landry had a right to the tears. He had been coach since Dallas joined the NFL in 1960 and had nurtured the team from its winless first season through five Super Bowls and two world championships. In Landry's 29 years at the helm, Dallas won 13 division championships and had 20 consecutive winning seasons. His team became America's team. On Saturday night, after having...
...will spectate in the future can cause terrible cognitive dissonance. The sports fan is not oriented toward the future; he is the retrospective creature par excellence. He travels forward with his eyes glued to the rearview mirror. His preferred modes of spectating are historical--the highlight reel; the classic NFL film with its sonorous, Homeric narration; and, most perfectly, the instant replay, which, of course, instantly historicizes the present...