Give baseball back to fans
Fans push for major shifts to fix MLB. The writer blasts Scott Boras and high agent salaries, argues for hard salary cap, player draft fixes, and limits on free agency. The piece laments small-market teams losing top prospects to wealthier clubs and calls for drastic reform to restore fan focus.
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Boras
Major League Baseball
Players’ Union
Madison Avenue
Carlos Beltran
Beltran
Associated Press Beat
Doug Tucker
Tucker
The
Royals
Allard Baird
Yankees
Zack Greinke
Runelvys Hernandez
Jimmy Gobble
Mike MacDougal
Dodgers
Duval collapses as Open hopes fade at Shinnecock Hills
David Duval, returning after seven months, opened the U S Open with a birdie burst but carded consecutive double bogeys starting at the fourth hole. He finished the front nine 5 over par, bogeying the 10th to slip from contention, while David Roesch and Brian Gay vied for the lead in breezy but forgiving conditions with Davis Love III posting triples.
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Tiger Woods
Shinnecock Hills Golf Club
Duval
David Roesch
Golfers battle weather to reach Kansas Amateur
Sw kans golfers endured a 3 hour 15 minute delay and a 40 minute rain suspension at Southwind CC before 6 players earned spots in Kansas Amateur. Medalist Nick Rotolo shot 73. Rod Riley and Austin Maxwell tied for 4th at 76 as Maxwell spoke of gained experience and renewed confidence.
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Southwind Country Club
Garden City High School
Austin Maxwell
Maxwell
Nick Rotolo
Liberal High School
Liberal
Rod Riley
Lakin
Ross Geubelle
Jason Eslinger
Deerfield
Dodge City
Winds of Change in Lakers coaching saga looms
Phil Jackson hinted at stepping away as Lakers coach after a tense season ending in a Pistons finals loss. He planned talks with Lakers officials while Shaquille O Neal Kobe Bryant and others face free agency. Bryant seeks Lakers life, but departures loom as Payton Malone and possibly O Neal weigh options.
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Mich
Phil Jackson
Los Angeles Lakers
Jackson
Detroit Pistons
Red Auerbach
NBA
Lakers
Shaquille O’neal
Kobe Bryant
Bryant
Jerry Buss
O’neal
Gary Payton
Karl Malone
Palace of
Colorado loses another starter Marques Harris transfers
Colorado and football face turmoil as Marques Harris, a highly regarded defensive end, becomes the fifth Colorado starter to depart in a month. Harris said he asked for and received his release, declining to discuss his reasons amid ongoing legal and safety lawsuits surrounding the program.
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Colorado
Chiefs release Spears from roster after age of youth influx
Kansas City Chiefs announce the release of Marcus Spears after seven seasons as an offensive lineman. President Carl Peterson cites development of younger linemen and new acquisitions. Spears started all 16 games in 2001 and played 18 career starts. Coach Dick Vermeil says the move aims to help Spears find another team.
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Marcus Spears
Chiefs
Carl Peterson
Dick Vermeil
Spears
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
Vermeil
Peterson
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