t-and-f: Two Italian masters get IAAF doping bans

2002-12-14 Thread TrackCEO
Greetings, all: The IAAF's latest newsletter, posted Dec. 9, 2002, lists 13 `positive cases in athletics' -- referring to folks sanctioned for violating doping rules. British pole vaulter Janine Whitlock, slapped with a two-year ban, is the big name. But two minor offenders are masters -- and

t-and-f: More Charlie, Marion et al

2002-12-14 Thread Martin J. Dixon
As first reported in The Toronto Sun yesterday,... Not quite accurate. While Hansen has an extensive expertise in analysing the biomechanics of sprinting and long jump, the Sun has learned that he is, in fact, working with the pair in co-operation with Francis... Learned from whom?

Re: t-and-f: Sportsman of the Year

2002-12-14 Thread Randall Northam
What was 'infamous' about it? I assume you are referring to the scene with Kenny in the nude. At least I think it was Kenny... must have been, surely those were the days before body doubles! Randall Northam On Saturday, December 14, 2002, at 01:58 am, Bob Duncan wrote: Well, Kenny's in good

t-and-f: Abolish the NCAA?

2002-12-14 Thread Ed Grant
Netters: The news that St. John's has joined the growing list of colleges dropping men's track to meet Title IX guidelines has led me to the concluson that the only way to end this matter is to abolish the NCAA, Why? Because it is only the current all-sport structuyre of cp;;ege

Re: t-and-f: Sportsman of the Year

2002-12-14 Thread magpie
edwin moses won in 1984, and imho he is without a doubt an athlete. === Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson --- Bill Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sports Illustrated: Three of the first five Sportsmen of the Year

t-and-f: Trotter's second

2002-12-14 Thread Ed Grant
Netters: Naturally, the news that Katy Trotter placed a surprise second in today's Footlocker race (ahead of the two girls who led her home in the Northest trials two weeks ago) is welcome here in NJ, but not surprising. It is apparent now that Katy has been holding back in all of

Re: t-and-f: Sportsman of the Year

2002-12-14 Thread Bill Allen
The foldout in my Sports Illustrated shows Mary Lou Retton for 1984. The obvious athlete for that year would have been Lewis. Bill Allen - Original Message - From: magpie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Bill Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED]; TF [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 1:14 PM

Re: t-and-f: Sportsman of the Year

2002-12-14 Thread magpie
i reference: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/features/2002/sportsman/1984/ === Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson --- Bill Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The foldout in my Sports Illustrated shows Mary Lou Retton

Re: t-and-f: Sportsman of the Year

2002-12-14 Thread Bill Allen
1984! - Original Message - From: magpie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Bill Allen [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; TF [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 1:37 PM Subject: Re: t-and-f: Sportsman of the Year i reference:

Re: t-and-f: Sportsman of the Year

2002-12-14 Thread Bill Allen
magpie is surely right, and I'm embarrassed for reverting to the old habit of skipping the words and just looking at the pictures. Add one athlete. The current SI foldout shows only Mary Lou Retton in 1974, but the caption reads, Gymnast shares prize with Olympian hurdler Edwin Moses. Bill

Re: t-and-f: Abolish the NCAA?

2002-12-14 Thread ghill
Be careful what you wish for For all its evils, at least the NCAA mandates that to maintain Div. I status you have to have full-blown varsity competition in x number of sports. If the NCAA were to go away and a true market economy take over, I think you'd find the number of collegiate track

Re: t-and-f: Sportsman of the Year

2002-12-14 Thread ghill
Just to set the scene for those too young/tasteful to have ever seen Personal Best, Denny Stites (Kenny Moore) is taking a leak and Chris Cahill (Mariel Hemingway) comes up from behind, reaches around and says somethiing like Let me help (theoretically at least) holding onto his johnson for him.

t-and-f: st. johns athletic director contact info

2002-12-14 Thread Graffcj
Sorry, i left the contact info off for our athletic director. thanks again. it is: David Wegrzyn [EMAIL PROTECTED] 718-990-6153