The News Review:
- Are sports really bent beyond repair? Or are the media rushing to…
- NFL building bridge to Europe starting in London
- Seminoles AD Hart leaving Florida State after 12 years – College…
Are sports really bent beyond repair? Or are the media rushing to…
International Herald Tribune – Oct 25, 2007
For a few weeks the world was under the impression that the Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer had been murdered over a mere cricket match. That stirred up horrific memories of Andrés Escobar the Colombian defender who was gunned down in his home country just 10 days after scoring a critical own goal during a loss to the United States in the 1994 soccer World Cup. The timing of Woolmer's death was even more dramatic coming the morning after the Pakistanis had been on the wrong end of one of the biggest upsets in their sport's history during the cricket World Cup in the Caribbean last March. Woolmer was found unconscious in his Kingston hotel room and soon pronounced dead.
NFL building bridge to Europe starting in London
USA Today – Oct 25, 2007
Getting a foothold But to the NFL brass this is no ordinary away game. Goodell said Thursday that although the NFL is the No. 1 sport in the USA it must expand beyond America’s borders to be successful in the future. “The future of our sport will depend on our ability to globalize” he said. “Our goal is to translate America’s obsession to world passion. This Sunday is just the beginning. The Dolphins who lose one of their eight home games by agreeing to play here acknowledge the move upset some fans and probably will cost them money… Goodell said Thursday that although the NFL is the No. 1 sport in the USA it must expand beyond America’s borders to be successful in the future. “The future of our sport will depend on our ability to globalize” he said. “Our goal is to translate America’s obsession to world passion. This Sunday is just the beginning. The Dolphins who lose one of their eight home games by agreeing to play here acknowledge the move upset some fans and probably will cost them money. “Would you do this for financial reasons? No” club President Bryan Wiedmeier says.
Seminoles AD Hart leaving Florida State after 12 years – College…
ESPN – Oct 25, 2007
The school also is awaiting word from the NCAA after itself-reported an academic scandal involving two dozen athletes thatresulted in two employees being fired this past summer. During Hart’s tenure success in high-revenue sports likefootball has dropped off while several other programs namely men’strack and women’s soccer flourished. Hart also had mixed success with his coaching hires. ChrisGobrecht left after just one year as the women’s basketball coachand her contractual situation wound up in litigation. SteveRobinson was fired after five mediocre seasons as the men’sbasketball coach and the program reached postseason play only onceduring Hart’s tenure. Copyright 2007 by The Associated PressRelated Topics:.
