Fan fails to sell football to Patriots

When Doug Flutie drop kicked a football through the uprights last season, the net had not been raised as it looked like it was going to be a play from scrimmage. As a result, a lucky fan in the stands wound up with possession of it. He then tried to sell the ball to...

NFL Network will air 8 regular season games

The NFL Network will air 8 regular season games next season, on Thursdays and Saturdays. The eight-game package, announced by commissioner Paul Tagliabue on Saturday, will begin with a game on Thanksgiving night. All of the games also will be shown on local stations...

Tour de France will start in London in 2007

Next year’s Tour de France will start in London; this will be the third time that the Tour has passed through England and the first time that the race has begun there. “Hosting the first stage of the legendary French cycle race will raise the profile of...

BC Basketball Team Kills Bicyclist

The Boston College basketball team killed a bicyclist on Tuesday when their bus collided with him on their way to practice in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The accident took place on a narrow stretch of road that wasn’t lit. The coaches were in the front of the...

Olympic Torch Stolen

The olympic torch was stolen from the hands of Eleanora Berlanda (Italy’s 1500m record holder) as she ran through the Italian town of Trento. “I saw the (protesters’) banners and I thought I would be able to pass by them, but they came near,”...

World Marathon Majors

A new marathon racing series, the World Marathon Majors, has been announced, with scoring from five of the largest marathons in the world as well as the Olympics and world championships going into the competition. Organizers of the Boston, London, Berlin, Chicago and...

The NFL playoffs were not very exciting this year

Maybe it was just me, but the NFL playoffs this year just were not very exciting. Most of the games seemed like foregone conclusions fairly early into them, despite some of them being the opposite of what was expected. The Giants and Jacksonville may as well not even...