Thursday, August 30, 2007

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Detroit Free Press reporter Shawn Windsor writes how Michigan tailback Mike Hart deals with the death of his little sister when he was 8-years-old.... “When he bursts through Michigan Stadium's tunnel Saturday to begin his final season as a Wolverine, the memory of that night isn't what will fuel him. The fury that drives Hart when he runs has never been about conjuring up the tragedies of his life.” .....
  • Shawn Windsor


  • Detroit Free Press sports columnist Michael Rosenberg writes about the greed of the Big Ten.... “Big Ten bigwigs can talk about evil Comcast taking away your precious games. The truth is that last year you got a lot of those games. The Big Ten wants more control, more exposure and, most of all, a bigger slice of the pie.” ...
  • Michael Rosenberg


  • Los Angeles Times reporter Chris Foster writes how the UCLA Bruins will go as far as quarterback Ben Olson takes them..... “Reaching goals the Bruins players covet -- a Pacific 10 Conference title and a berth to the Rose Bowl -- require offensive consistency that eluded UCLA in 2006. That would seem to make Olson's success essential.” .....
  • Chris Foster


  • San Francisco Chronicle’s Michelle Smith writes how the Stanford Cardinal have very realistic goals - be competitive..... “Jim Harbaugh has had his share of quotable moments since he took the Stanford job, but he won't be cajoled into predictions about the Cardinal's win-loss potential.” .....
  • Michelle Smith


  • Washington Post sports columnist and PTI host, Michael Wilbon, writes how Michael Vick’s apology is a first step, but he still has a long way to go.... “It was good to hear Vick apologize unconditionally, for not just what he did but what he facilitated. It was good to see the same man who has presumed all along he was bulletproof and completely outside the law show what appeared to be actually humility. I didn't think Michael Vick had that kind of performance left in him, to be quite honest.” ....
  • Michael Wilbon
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