Archive for March, 2006

NFL will take its time replacing Tagliabue (The Buffalo News)

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

NFL will take its time replacing Tagliabue (The Buffalo News) ORLANDO, Fla. - National Football League fans should not hold their breath waiting for the next commissioner to be named. It was clear as the NFL’s owners adjourned their annual meeting Wednesday that the process for finding a replacement for Paul Tagliabue is going to […]

NFL gets tough on excessive touchdown celebrations (AFP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

NFL gets tough on excessive touchdown celebrations (AFP via Yahoo! News) National Football League owners adopted resolutions that will curtail touchdown celebrations, with referees cracking down on excessive showmanship by several big-name players.
NFL May Play Pre-Season Game in China (AP via Yahoo! News) With the Summer Olympics headed to China, why not […]

Collector keeps torch burning for memorabilia of steam days

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

Collector keeps torch burning for memorabilia of steam daysMaitland Mercury, Australia - Mar 26, 2006The Duckenfield resident will display some of his railway memorabilia, which includes 35 old railway lights and a metal mailbox used on the South Maitland …
Borg ready to auction off memorabiliaBaltimore Sun, United States - Mar 4, 2006… Borg, who was voted Sweden’s greatest […]

Eagles, Raiders kick off NFL preseason (TSN)

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Eagles, Raiders kick off NFL preseason (TSN) The NFL pre-season will open with the Oakland Raiders playing the Philadelphia Eagles in the Hall of Fame game on August 6. NBC football analyst John Madden, a former Raiders coach, and former Eagles star Reggie White will be inducted into the hall that weekend.
NFL votes to […]

Athletes Visit Quality Care Nursing Home

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Athletes Visit Quality Care Nursing HomeBaylorBears.com, TX - 37 minutes ago… The athletes helped out at the Baylor Day event which included lunch, games and a raffle giving away Baylor Athletics memorabilia. …
California Ferret Lovers Plan Ballot Initiative to Legalize …Send2Press (press release), CA - 2 hours ago… to 3,000. In addition, people can buy bumper stickers. T-shirts […]

Victim had finally found new life

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Victim had finally found new lifeCharlotte Observer - They called him Cookie. Danny Cook’s nickname dated back to Forest Hills High, where he was a popular, 300-pound jokester. When he graduated in ‘78, he stayed in Marshville, driving an egg truck and trying to sell real estate. Nothing stuck. At 26
Gordion Museum […]

Beat memorabilia auctioned for benefit

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Beat memorabilia auctioned for benefitSan Jose Mercury News,  USA - Mar 10, 2006SAN FRANCISCO - An auction of first-edition books, handwritten manuscripts and letters by Beat Generation writers Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Charles …
Museum appeals for donations of WWII memorabilia for exhibitionIrish Examiner, Ireland - Mar 13, 2006By Eoin English. PEOPLE were asked to play their […]

N.C. indoor football team cancels season 

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

N.C. indoor football team cancels season The Carolina Ghostriders indoor football team will not finish its inaugural season because of financial problems, the team owner said.
FOOTBALL: ISLAND TO FACE KENT THE Island national football side travel to London this Saturday to face Kent County League in the semi-final of the National League Systems Cup.

Spurs ‘desperate’ for Champions League football 

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Spurs ‘desperate’ for Champions League football Spurs ‘desperate’ for Champions League football by England
County rivalry a political football? A top state Republican lawmaker wants to answer an important question for football fans: Which high school in Broward County is really the best?
Al Groh’s Spring Football Comments: Part I On starting spring practice: This is a spring […]

Brother of UI football player’s killers convicted of perjury 

Tuesday, March 28th, 2006

Brother of UI football player’s killers convicted of perjury MOSCOW, Idaho — The brother of two Seattle men convicted in the shooting death of University of Idaho football player Eric McMillan has been found guilty on two counts of perjury.
Former Shelby football star charged with child abuse GASTONIA A former standout Shelby High and North Carolina […]