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...Your article once again paints a negative picture of the transformation in South African rugby. While much remains to be done to increase the numbers of persons of color in our teams, there are dozens of players of color representing their provinces at the levels of premier and national competition, and many of these will soon make it into the highest level. Your article says that race should be the reason for selection and omits the simple requirement of merit. But selecting players based on race only serves to demean them. Brian Habana is regarded here as a rugby player...
...ranked Wisconsin 1-0 in a bitterly fought four-overtime game. The Badgers went on to win the national championship. This season the team comes back without former co-captain Julie Chu. Last year Chu won the Patty Kazamier Award given to the best women’s player in the nation and led the team with 66 points and 48 assists. But while Chu will be missed, this year’s squad comes back younger and quicker. “We lose a big player, but not the entire team,” Vaillancourt said...
Already, PetroChina/CNPC is the largest player in the Sudanese oil industry, but in the past few months, the company’s presence in the East African nation has expanded markedly. In June, PetroChina/CNPC signed a 20-year deal to develop Sudan’s offshore oil production—a project that will open up a new stream of revenue for the Sudanese government, which spends 70 percent of its oil earnings on the country’s armed forces. According to a 2005 Harvard report, oil exports are “a crucial source of revenue...
...Caramba! The implosion-in-waiting is the Denver Nuggets. Carmelo Anthony is upset he's the third-best player in his draft class. Allen Iverson is upset he's the second-best player on his team. George Karl is upset he's the worst big-name coach in the league. Nene and Chuckie Atkins are upset because they're hurt. Kenyon Martin upset for the sake of being upset. Your 2007-08 Nuggets - combustible, but balanced...
Shields describes Mann as “one of the most athletic keepers in the country” and “a special, very unique player that you’d kill for in any program...