All articles by "Jill Saftel"
If Florida Gulf Coast University was this year’s March Madness Cinderella, then head coach Andy Enfield was the fairy godmother. But that fairy godmother has another team to transform, and a trip from one coast...
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Friday morning, former San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Kwame Harris joined CNN Newsroom, but it wasn’t to analyze any offseason deals or really talk football. Instead, Harris spoke of his time as a homosexual player...
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0.95 percent. According to ESPN Stats & Info, that’s the percentage of ESPN’s 8.15 million brackets in which Florida Gulf Coast University was selected to reach the Sweet Sixteen. Less than one percent, yet here...
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From a dance in the endzone to a slide from blue like to blue line, celebrations have their place in sports – just ask Nail Yakupov. But a celebration involving a Nazi salute? Not so...
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Here in Boston, I’m still staring at my sundress-filled closet and crying at the melting snow outside my window. But if you’re lucky enough to catch a Red Sox spring training game in warmer weather,...
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Forty years. That’s 40 different Boston University hockey teams, 40 years of incoming freshmen who probably didn’t know what they were getting into and 40 years of graduating seniors who probably wished they could play...
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Drew Brees has a pretty important job, just ask anyone in New Orleans. But the Saints quarterback knows where athletes fall on the totem pole of importance. Until Joe Flacco became the highest paid NFL...
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Out of options among Major League Baseball teams, it looks like Manny Ramirez will be taking his talents to Taiwan. According to a report from ESPN, Ramirez headed out Monday and signed to play with...
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Third time’s the charm? Los Angeles will be putting in a bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, the city announced Thursday according to Yardbarker. LA played host to the Summer Games in both 1932...
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It’s probably not the way he wanted his first big-league came to go, but 23-year-old Red Sox pitcher Drake Britton was arrested on misdemeanor charges of reckless driving, driving under the influence, and property damage,...
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