Baseball rookies endure hazing across leagues
Seattle star Ichiro Suzuki recalled dressing as a waitress during a cross country flight as part of a rookie initiation. The piece details hazing rituals across teams, including outfits, lifts, and pranks, with quotes from players like Dustan Mohr, Barry Zito, and Eddie Guardado.
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Seattle
Ichiro Suzuki
Seattle Mariners Star
Suzuki
Ryan Franklin
Joel Pineiro
Baltimore
Rockies seek to trade Hampton and Neagle amid payroll pressure
Colorado aims to move lefties Mike Hampton and Denny Neagle as the club reshuffles payroll. Hampton carries 78 million still due over six years, Neagle 47 million over three, with teams weighing salary matches and returns.
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Seattle
Colorado Rockies
Mike Hampton
Denny Neagle
Hampton
Neagle
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Jason Kendall
Texans Bring Football Back to Houston
The Texans debut as Houston’s NFL team under owner Bob McNair with coach Dom Capers, hosting a fan friendly camp, preseason plans, and a July kickoff. Tickets have surged to about 57,000 season passes as the club readies a scrimmage with the Cowboys and a first game against the Dolphins at Reliant Stadium.
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Houston
Charley Casserly
Oilers
Casserly
NFL
Texans
Dom Capers
New York Giants
Canton
Ohio
Bob McNair
Reliant Stadium
McNair
Dallas Cowboys
Robertson Stadium
University of Houston
Jeppesen Stadium
Dallas Texans
Kansas City Chiefs
New Orleans
Kansas City
Miami Dolphins
Armstrong crashes in seventh stage drops to eighth in Tour
Armstrong crashed about a mile from the finish losing 27 seconds to the leaders. He slipped from third to eighth in the overall standings, 34 seconds behind Igor Gonzalez Galdeano who kept the yellow jersey. He said he is fine and plans to ride faster in Monday's time trial.
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Minnesota Twins
Dustan Mohr
Armstrong
Spain
Igor Gonzalez Galdeano
Jogi Muller
U.S. Postal Service
USPS
Roberto Heras
Muller
McGee
Fdieux.com
Armstrong meets Talty family during Tour stops in Reims
Lance Armstrong spent about 20 minutes with Barbara Talty and her three children, relatives of Paul Talty a New York City officer killed in the 9 11 attacks. The encounter occurred at a hotel in Reims during the tour’s 21 day race with organizers and officials confirming the private meeting.
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Rouen
France
Lance Armstrong
New York City
Armstrong
Paul Talty
World Trade Center
Talty
Barbara
Reims
Lance
Barbara Talty
le Parisien
U.S Postal Service
Jogi Muller
Buckeye golfer overcomes deafness
Kevin Hall, deaf since meningitis at age two, excels for Ohio State golf. He combines a 3.0+ GPA with team leadership, aided by a personal interpreter in classes. Teammates note his positive attitude and resilience, as coach Jim Brown cites his proven scoring and potential for future success.
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Columbus, Ohio
Kevin Hall
Hall
Percy
Ohio State
Justin Collins
Kevin
Cincinnati
Jason Oien
Buckeyes
Ohio
Sylvania Country Club
Jim Brown
Brown
John Cook
Joey Sindelar
Chris Perry
Ted Tryba
Gary Nicklaus
St. Rita School
Winton Woods
Tim Tilton
Tilton
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Adam Pratt
Terrence Long
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Todd Belitz
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Norm Charlton
Philip H. Sheridan
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Dan Wilson
Reds
Charlton
Wilson
Twins
Eddie Guardado
Minnesota
Guardado
Salvation Army
Jason Maxwell
Matt Kinney
Kinney
Mets
Jeff Kent
Jeff Torborg
Athletics
Randy Velarde
Art Howe
Howe
Lou Piniella
Piniella
Rockies
Hampton, Neagle
Dan O’dowd
Texas Rangers
Rangers
Jay Powell
Gabe Kapler
Rusty Greer
Cardinals
Cleveland
Chuck Finley
San Francisco
Philadelphia
Scott Rolen
David Bell
Mariner
Giants
Bell
Rolen
Tennessee
Titans
Jamie Rootes
Cowboys
David Carr
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Laurent Jalabert
Heras
U.S
George Hincapie
Buckeye
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