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Was Looking at photos of end of Gonzaga - Texas Game. Photo show Ronald Ross taking the time to console disappointed Gonzaga player after the game. Ross had sunk a three to put Tech ahead in final minute then sunk two free throws to seal the game. He easily could have been celebrating with his team , but it speaks well for him he took time to see a worthy foe and show some excellent sportsmanship. Its nice to see such things. Ronald Ross

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The NFL is considering expanding instant replay to cover "down by contact" plays that previously were not included in reviews. Atlanta Falcons general manager Rich McKay, chairman of the league's competition committee, said Wednesday the change will be considered next week in Maui at the annual league meetings. In the past, replay has not applied to plays ruled dead because an official has blown a whistle calling the runner down. "Those plays have been misunderstood," he said. "What we're considering would allow for a recovery if replay shows the ball came out before the play was down -- even if the whistle has blown." Instant Replay

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A jury acquitted tough-guy actor Robert Blake of murder Wednesday in the shooting death of his wife four years ago, a stunning verdict in a case that played out like pulp fiction. The verdict came after eight days of deliberations by the jury. The 71-year-old star of the 1970s detective drama "Baretta" was charged with one count of murder and two counts of solicitation of murder. Court officials said the jury was deadlocked on one of the solicitation counts.. Prosecutors claimed Blake shot Bonny Lee Bakley, 44, in a car outside a restaurant in May 2001 after failing to persuade two ex-stuntmen to kill her. Robert Blake

Peterson punishment: Death JUDGE AGREES PETERSON SHOULD DIE FOR HIS CRIMES By Jessie Seyfer Mercury News Judge Alfred Delucchi sentenced Scott Peterson to die by lethal injection for the murders of his wife, Laci Peterson, and unborn son. This morning, Delucchi also denied a motion from Peterson's attorneys for a new trial. The same jury that convicted Peterson of first- and second-degree murder recommended in December that Peterson be put to death. The former Modesto fertilizer salesman entered the Redwood City courtroom wearing a dark suit and shackled at the waist with handcuffs. Delucchi's denial of the motion for a new trial was expected. Much of the rationale used by Peterson's lawyer, Mark Geragos, in his motion -- two jurors should not have been dismissed, the trial should have been moved from San Mateo County, various evidence should not have been allowed -- already had been ruled on by Delucchi during the trial and deliberations.

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I suppose for those who wish to stay up and drink all night Molsons in Canada will offer starting next week " Molson's Kick Lager Beer" TORONTO -- Molson Coors Brewing Co. announced yesterday that consumers soon will be able to buy a beer with a different kind of kick -- caffeine. Molson Kick is a lager that will contain guarana, a South American plant that's a natural source of caffeine. The beer will be available throughout Ontario, Quebec and Western Canada beginning March 21, and in the Atlantic provinces on April 1. It will be marketed in what the brewer calls "a sleek, fast-chilling aluminum bottle," as well as in cans. Molsons Kick photo

The recipe called for 1/2 cc of testosterone cypionate every three days; one cc of testosterone enanthate per week; equipoise and winstrol v, 1/4 cc every three days, injected into the buttocks, one in one cheek, one in the other. It was the cocktail of a hardcore steroids user, and it is one of the "arrays," or steroid recipes, Mark McGwire used to become the biggest thing in baseball in the 1990s, sources have told the Daily News. Article from New York Daily News Mcguire and Steroids

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So tonight is Dan Rathers last night on evening news anyone going to make a change in viewing habits to watch his last show and hear what he has to say? Twenty four years certainly is a long time.

send him to the wall immediately we wish to speak with him...........

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oooooooooooooooh:, Down at an English fair, One evening I was there, When I heard a showman shouting Underneath the flare: Hoi've got a luvverly bunch o' coconuts. There they are a-standin' in row. Big ones, small ones, some as big as yer 'ead! Give 'em a twist, a flick o' the wrist, That's what the showman said. Hoi've got a luvverly bunch o' coconuts. Hevery ball yer throw will make me rich. There stands me wife, the idol of me life, Singin' "roll a-bowl a ball, a penny a pitch!" Roll a-bowl a ball, a penny a pitch! Roll a-bowl a ball, a penny a pitch! There stands me wife, the idol of me life, Singin' "roll a-bowl a ball, a penny a pitch!"

Got to wonder why did owners call union on Thurday to talk again, bring in Gretzky and Lemieux and then have about eight hawk owners beat on the table today that they will not move at all on last offer in fact the last offer was to high. Really nice owners from Nashville and Florida and the likes ending hockey for the year. Nice going Gary you jackass........

The Fan 590 in Toronto has just said the Hockey talks between players and owners did not go well today and have ended with the Players union saying there will be no more talks . They are going to address the media shortly. Its said the hard line owners would not allow a $45 million dollar cap .

Nice article from Forbes Magazine that puts one weasel in perspective..... hardly a hero: Sports Feature Blame Bettman Michael K. Ozanian, 02.17.05, 3:00 PM ET NEW YORK - Hockey is a sport whose lifeblood has always been the arena. Unlike football, baseball or basketball, hockey is not a made-for-TV spectacle. You have to go to a game to understand the sport--feel the cold, hear the clank of the puck, see the blood, calculate its speed. It's a sport that has thrived on the passion and fury of local rivalries. Anyone who has ever been to a Rangers-Islanders contest can tell you that Yankees versus Red Sox is a tea party in comparison. The unmatched intensity of going to a National Hockey League game explains why its buildings have been filled to a greater capacity than the other major team sports. And yet, the league does not get a rights fee from its national broadcasting deal with NBC, owned by General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people ). Instead, the NHL had a profit-sharing deal with NBC that guaranteed the league no income. The NHL's cable deal with ESPN, owned by The Walt Disney Co. (nyse: DIS - news - people ), would have paid the league a paltry $60 million for 40 regular season games--half its average payments for the previous five years. In short, hockey in the United States has always been more of a cult religion than a sport. No more. Yesterday NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, who had locked out the players in September just before the start of the 2004-2005 season, cancelled the remaining games as well as the Stanley Cup playoffs because he and Bob Goodenow, executive director of the players union, could not come to terms on a new collective bargaining agreement between the league's 30 team owners and the players. While the media has focused on the NHL's operating losses ($96 million last season) and player salaries (an average of $1.8 million), the truth of the matter is that league's bloody P&L statement is the symptom, not the disease. Hockey's illness is Bettman, a basketball man who is a prodigy of NBA commissioner David Stern. Bettman and the owners he works for trashed the league's identity when they tried to turn a cash-rich, mom-and-pop league into a growth industry. To reap big millions in expansion fees, and with the hopes of getting a lucrative national TV deal, the NHL expanded to 30 teams from 24 teams in the 1990s. Aside from the quick $80 million the owners got to divvy up when teams were sold, the expansion was a disaster. By putting franchises in places like Nashville and Atlanta--cities that think the Stanley Cup is some type of athletic supporter--Bettman destroyed the sport's economics. For starters, the big national broadcasting deal never materialized. Why not? While the Super Bowl is usually viewed by 40% of U.S. homes that have televisions and the NBA finals by 17%, the Stanley Cup finals are viewed in just 4%. Bettman never understood--still doesn't understand--that hockey isn't basketball. Also, apparently much to Bettman's surprise, people outside the Northeast and Midwest have little interest in hockey. Attendance for the new teams in places like Raleigh, North Carolina, Atlanta, Phoenix and Nashville has been very low. Finally, the rapid expansion of the league moved the supply-demand curve towards accelerating player salaries while at the same time diluting the talent pool. To meet the growing demand for players, team rosters were often filled with European skaters with only a fraction of the passion for the game that the Canadian players have. The NHL product lost some of its appeal to its rank and file. Only someone (like the current commissioner) completely unfamiliar with what makes hockey great could not see the likely result: During the 1996-1997 season the 26 NHL teams had an average operating profit (in the sense of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of $2.3 million. Last season they lost an average of $3.2 million. In November the average NHL team was worth $163 million. With $2.3 billion in league revenue wiped away forever, that figure is now down to $140 million. And big sponsors like MBNA (nyse: KRB - news - people ) and Anheuser-Busch (nyse: BUD - news - people ) may be lost forever. If the NHL is ever to recover from the debacle created by Bettman, it must put in place a commissioner with hockey in his blood and tremendous integrity. Someone who the fans can identify with and trust. It needs someone who has enough guts to eliminate some teams in order to make the NHL stronger. Wayne Gretzky, anyone? Forbes

Looks like the deal will be done and announced Saturday, so much for NHL hockey The NHL and NHLPA will meet in New York on Saturday in an attempt to reach agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement. In fact, The Hockey News is reporting that the sides have already agreed in principle to a deal that includes a $45-million salary cap, and could 'un-cancel' the season Saturday Asked if there was any way a deal won't get done, a source close to the talks told The Hockey News, "not that I can see. I couldn't possibly imagine the idea that somebody is going to try to make a name for themselves in the last minute here." The Devils Deal

One aspect of Drew Bledsoes tenure as a Bill was that he did not miss one game due to injury a most definte attribute of Drew Bledsoe was his durability. In JP Losaman the Bills will be more than fortunate if JP will prove to be as durable making who ever is a backup need be more than clipboard carrier. Bills are going to need a skilled vet backup rather than go cheap on a clipboard holder, if they dont it will cost them.

I really think many here have blind spot towards Mike and its almost like pulling teeth for many to be complimentary.. He did make good not great progress last season and there is no reason to believe he will not get better, stll there will need be someone to blame

Yes I know that, that is part of why Mike will be next whipping boy, he was last season to some degree, this year it will become full blown if team does not do well. imo

No Mike Williams will be the next whipping boy, it has already started that he redo his contract , which he does not want to do. He was watched like a hawk last season, with JP starting he will be watched that much more closely and any failing will be attributed to him , fair or not........

The owner at the time was a man named Norman Green, he alienated many fans he was called "Norman Greed". Green was looking for citizens to foot the Bill where he should have but cried poor. Dallas gave him a lucrative option and he took it.....