The News Review:
- 2-sport athletes becoming rarer but can thrive
- Town Sports International slips on downgrade
- Baltimore Sun sports section front pages from the 2008 Ravens season.
- Delaware Legislature Closing In n Legalized Sports Gambling
- Sports Digest
- Cowher Says He Won’t Coach in 2009 Season
- Sports Digest
2-sport athletes becoming rarer but can thrive
San Francisco Chronicle USA
Ertz finished with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Ertz’s pain went away but the conversation in the stands resonated. It seems to be a familiar refrain in a time of athletic specialization when many youngsters are focusing on one sport at younger ages. Some seem to think it’s daring or even senseless to play two or even three sports. Why play multiple sports the thinking goes when you can put all your effort into one in hopes of earning a college scholarship? Ertz a couple of his teammates and countless other athletes in the Bay Area who play multiple sports often make their respective teams better while helping themselves become more well-rounded athletes and adding to the depth of their high school experience. “You’re only a kid once” said Ertz who caught 57 passes this past season. “You can only play high school sports for a couple years and you’ll never be able to hang out with your friends like this again.
Town Sports International slips on downgrade
Forbes NY
shares fell Monday after an analyst cut his rating on the fitness center chain and said layoffs and a tough economy will crimp membership. Shares dropped 13 cents or 4.
Baltimore Sun sports section front pages from the 2008 Ravens season.
Baltimore Sun United States
The teamyou don’t want to see. Ed Reed returned a second-quarter interception 64 yards for a touchdown and Joe Flacco became the first rookie quarterback to win his first playoff game on the road since the 1970 merger. With the victory the Ravens advanced to the AFC divisional round and will play at the top-seeded Tennessee Titans on Saturday.
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Delaware Legislature Closing In n Legalized Sports Gambling
Casino Gambling Web FL
Legislators in the state are strongly considering legalizing sports betting. n the East Coast people have to fly across the country to Las Vegas if they want to legally put money on a sporting event. That might no longer be the case if politicians in Delaware achieve their goals this session. House Speaker Bob Gilligan is among those that believe sports betting could be approved and if so he tells Delaware nline that “If we’re going to do it we’re going to do it quickly. The odds would be tilted even farther away from the gambler than they are in Las Vegas.
Sports Digest
Baltimore Sun United States
When Pohlad paid Calvin Griffith $38 million for the Twins in 1984 he was widely credited for saving baseball in Minnesota. With the purchase he inherited a promising group of young players including Gary Gaetti Kent Hrbek and future Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett. Minnesota won World Series championships in 1987 and 1991.
Cowher Says He Won’t Coach in 2009 Season
New York Times United States
Roundup – Cowher Says He Won’t Coach in 2009 Season – NYTimes. next season and that he would stay with CBS Sports as a studio analyst.
Sports Digest
Baltimore Sun United States
A person familiar with the decision confirmed the choice to the AP on the condition of anonymity because a formal announcement had not been made. The school called a news conference for tomorrow to introduce the new coach. Williams 38 has spent the past two seasons working with the Jaguars’ defense and has been an assistant coach at Hawaii Washington Stanford and San Jose State.
