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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 10, 2002

Page

22

Irish alum stirs debate over Notre Dame image

Readers critique columnist Mike Haas for using Notre Dame and its fans as a target. Others defend Haas, lament stereotypes about Iowa and California cities, and discuss college football loyalties and rivalries amid incident references and fan perspectives.

Mike Haas Notre Dame Limbaugh John McCain Mike Iowa Rudy

Roses fall as BCS reshapes post season

The Bowl Championship Series shifts tradition by routing Rose Bowl from Pasadena to a Florida venue. Iowa and USC receive lesser matchups while Notre Dame lands in the Gator Bowl and Ohio State eyes a Miami clash, all amid a money driven restructuring that favors the Orange Bowl.

Andrew Bagna Chicago Tribune Iowa Cal Pasadena Notre Dame BCS Hawkeyes Trojans Fighting Irish Ohio State Mighty Miami Hurricanes Buckeyes Kirk Ferentz Big Ten Calif South Florida The Orange Miami Sugar Florida Gators Syracuse Des Moines Oklahoma Washington State Washington Sooners Boomer Sooner

Athletes and the question of what counts as sport

The Miami Herald argues the boundary of athletics is broad with driving a race car cited as true sport. It notes that athletes rely on skill and equipment, praising drivers like Tony Stewart and Christian Fittipaldi while challenging the idea they are not real athletes.

Miami Herald MIAMI ESPN America Miller Tony Stewart Christian Fittipaldi

Are NASCAR Drivers Athletes or Not

The author questions if driving in NASCAR and similar sports constitutes athletic activity. They argue racing blends mind and body, with the mind deciding setups and adaptations while the car performs the motion. They mock the premise that all race-car drivers are athletes, contrasting with onroad behavior as a sharper example of real athletic skill.

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