NCAA will see if Tide is clean The NCAA plans to question some Alabama football players and departing coaches about possible rules violations. They have not briefed us on their concerns, nor have we received any preliminary letter. No rackets left Goran Ivanisevic banged to bits one racket after another yesterday and then had none left to play with. He had to default during the final set of his match at the Samsung Open in Brighton, England. As the talented son of former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms, Chris has always been careful not to be a showoff, to just blend in as one of the guys.
Little things add up to big season Good teams do it all the time.
They make significant plays that go unnoticed. They are routine field goals in the second quarter and desperation blocks that avert a sack long before the red zone is in sight. Bad teams fail to make those significant, hidden plays. New concussion for Thrasher Atlanta Thrashers center Patrik Stefan was hospitalized after suffering a concussion in last night's 6-0 loss to the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Stefan, whose status entering the 1999 draft was questionable because of a pair of serious concussions, was injured early in the first period.