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It's Time to Go
By Tom Hutchison | March 1, 2001Sometimes it's hard to tell someone something they don't want to hear. Have you ever had a girlfriend or boyfriend get a bad haircut?
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The Hard Sell: Recruiting at Dartmouth
By Tom Hutchison | February 27, 2001Recruiting and signing high school athletes is perhaps the most important part of a college coach's job.
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A Tale of Two Coaches
By Tom Hutchison | February 13, 2001Rick Pitino and Jerry Tarkanian. Yin and Yang. Day and night. Good and evil. Clearly, Fresno State head basketball coach Jerry "The Shark"Tarkanian and recently retired Boston Celtics headman Rick Pitino are at opposite ends of the coaching spectrum.
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Another meaning to sold out
By Tom Hutchison | January 31, 2001It was announced this week that the new Mile High Stadium, built next to the old Mile High in Denver, will actually be named "Invesco Field at Mile High." Invesco Funds Group, a financial services company, paid a reported $120 million for the name rights of the stadium over the next 20 years. Come on people?
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The Political Ballgame
By Tom Hutchison | January 24, 2001On Saturday, George W. Bush was inaugurated as the 43rd President of the United States. Bush's election to the White House represents the pinnacle of a career that began in the oil fields of West Texas, included a failed run for Congress in the late 1970s, and most impressively a stint as governor of Texas for the last six years. Oh yeah, Bush was also a part owner and managing partner in the Texas Rangers baseball franchise.