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Updates on Tech alum in pro sports
Currently, there've been some rough patches for Tech alum in the major pro sports. Mark Teixeira is struggling as a Yankee batting a lowly .211 in the New York "Homerun Derby Park." He's got three hom...
SI's 50 Richest Athletes - GT Represented...
Sports Illustrated released an article with the 50 highest paid American athletes of 2009. GT had Starbury and Teixeira represented on the the list at #17 and #14, respectively. I went through the lis...
Sprints Doesn't Have to Choose Between a Signing Bonus and College // 06.10.09
Play Ball! Tuesday marked the first day of the MLB Draft. The SEC draftees: 7. Atlanta Braves: Michael Minor, LHP, Vanderbilt23. Chicago White Sox: Jared Mitchell, CF, LSU37. Toronto Blue Jays: James...
How Exclusionary is the BCS?
One of the principles that the recent BCS hearings were built on was that the BCS is inherently restrictive in who it allows to play for the national title. Specifically, it doesn't let anyone from th...
OT: How Davey Johnson Lost the World Baseball Classic
EDITOR'S NOTE: Every once in a while, I go off into other sports. This is one of those times. If you're not interested in MLB and or the World Baseball Classic, you can skip this one. I have, since i...
The SEC and the pros -- no, not the NFL
A personal story, if you will: On May 9, I was in Florida on vacation and went about 90 minutes out of my way to attend a Tampa Bay Rays game. When I was first planning on going to Florida, this wa...
A Big BN Welcome To So Cal to Mark Teixeira and Manny Ramirez
The Angels and Dodgers both made huge trades in the last few days to grab two of the best hitters in baseball. The Angels, who recently swept the Red Sox at the Big A then again a...
THE THREAD [06.15.08] :: Happy Endings
It ends tonight. Or this morning. Or whenever you read this. This is the last daily edition of The Thread for 2008. C&F will now grab South Carolina stories individually or in a brief combi...
There Goes Beckham
No, not David… USC Baseball takes another hit. This kid is real good player, it’s a shame that we couldn’t keep him. From MLB.com Tim Beckham is No. 1. The Rays, holding the first overa...
Former Huskers Joba Chamberlain, Alex Gordon Face Different Challenges In Their Second MLB Season
Who can hate Joba Chamberlain when he takes a family to Disney World and talks about his first roller coaster ride? Who can hate the Yankees as long as he's there? He's become a bona fide star, a nice...
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