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Wall Street Too Real? Try Fantasy Investing

Nov 21st, 2008 · There are all kinds of fantasy games — fantasy football for example. Now you can try your hand at fantasy investing. Fantasy enthusiasts say there's never been a better time to go virtual.

Keywords: football · virtual · enthusiasts · Fantasy

Documentary Tackles Epic Harvard-Yale Game

Nov 19th, 2008 · Harvard Beats Yale 29-29 tells the story of the 1968 football meeting between the Ivy League archrivals. Filmmaker Kevin Rafferty's father was a former Yale football captain, but Rafferty chose to go to Harvard.

Keywords: captain · Harvard · football · documentary · 1968 · archrival · Yale · Ivy League · emHarvard · Beats Yale · Filmmaker Kevin Rafferty · Rafferty

College Presidents Run Defense For Bowl System

Nov 19th, 2008 · Lots of college football fans, including President-elect Barack Obama, have said they'd like to see the sport's complex bowl championship system replaced with a playoff. That's not likely. The Bowl Championship Series has plenty of influential advocates, including college presidents.

Keywords: president · Colleges · football · championship · Playoff · Barack Obama · defense · Replacements · Bowl Championship Series

Natty Dressers Disappear From NFL Sidelines *

Nov 19th, 2008 · These days, football coaches have swapped the snappy attire of their predecessors for Goodwill chic and headsets. Commentator Frank Deford says he never imagined that he would have warm reveries of Weeb Ewbank or Vince Lombardi, strolling the sidelines as they would the boulevard.

Keywords: football · NFL · Frank Deford · Chic · snappy · goodwill · Boulevards · sideline · Vince Lombardi · headsets · disappeared · reverie

Lack Of Players Fails To Slow Football In One Town

Nov 3rd, 2008 · High school football is a rite of passage for many young athletes. But what does a school do if there aren't enough players to field a team? At Meeteetse High School in rural Wyoming, the answer was to cut by nearly half the traditional 11-member squad.

Keywords: Town · athletes · rural · schools · football · players · Traditional · squad · Wyoming · rite · Meeteetse High School

Good Night Baseball, Hello Basketball

Nov 1st, 2008 · Congratulations Philadelphia Phillies! Did anyone notice basketball started this week? Not to mention that there's not been much mention of football and it's already November. Alison talks live with ESPN's Howard Bryant about this week in sports.

Keywords: basketball · football · baseball · Hello · ESPN · Howard Bryant · Alison

Blaming The Coach: McCain's Misfortunes

Oct 17th, 2008 · Whether you're rooting for a football team or a political party, it seems almost impossible to believe that sometimes, disastrous events — a fumble, a major economic crisis — occur that are completely outside the control of the coach or candidate but end up determining the outcome.

Keywords: politics · economic · crisis · candidate · football · McCain · disastrous · Misfortune · determining

SEC Football: It's The Heart Of Dixie ****

Oct 8th, 2008 · Choosing the college football champion by having one title game played by teams chosen by computers and polls is unfair, un-American and, well, idiotic, says commentator Frank Deford. Why? Because the system penalizes the teams in the premier league — the Southeastern Conference.

Keywords: Americans · SEC · U.N · Colleges · football · Computers · Premier · Frank Deford · Dixie · Idiots · Southeastern Conference