A NATIONAL Football League running back was once quoted as saying: "I want to rush for 1,000 to 1,500 yards, whichever comes first." There is similarity in that pearl of wisdom to the National Basketball Association star center who reportedly couldn't remember if he visited the Parthenon when he was in Greece, because, "I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to."
Sports stars say some interesting things. That's one reason why sports reporting can be highly readable.
Newspaper sports departments have long been referenced as "toy factories," because sports reporters writers are generally having fun writing about people and the games they play. But good sports writers are good writers
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EDITORIAL: An eleventh-hour presidential appointment and a community left in the dark
By Editorial Board | 10 hours agoFurthermore, it is hard to ignore that the unanimous vote elevating Beardsley to the University’s top role was undertaken by a Board that is seemingly not legally constituted.
NERO: The University must modernize the Lawn room application process
By Emma Nero | 2 days agoStudents vying for a Lawn room are left with the options of not signing an off-Grounds lease on the gamble of being accepted, or putting their name on a lease and risking financial or legal repercussions for removing their name.
LETTER: An alumnus and parent’s perspective on U.Va.’s presidential search process
By Tom Neale | 6 days agoThe critiques of Mahoney and the Board of Visitors are egregious double standards that I believe are motivated by political differences with Mahoney and the Board.
