| Tottenham end nine-year jinx in style to book a place at Wembley
There will be those who read the scoreline above and believe it is a misprint. After all, Tottenham Hotspur do not defeat Arsenal at all these days, let alone by a four-goal margin. This is no error at the printers, however. Nothing has been lost in translation, there will be no corrections, amplifications, clarifications or hasty adjustments in the stop press. Tottenham scored five goals and Arsenal one: fact. Tottenham were in a different class: irrefutably. The best team won, without a doubt. Go on, pinch yourself. This is no dream, we promise. True, it may only have been half an Arsenal team who lost at White Hart Lane, but it was also half an Arsenal team who contested the final of this tournament last season and came damn close to beating Chelsea at full strength.
Buck & New Dawg: Did the Cowboys choke it all away?
Can players now levy fines on the coaching staff? Can players now reduce fines involving teammates they like? Where does it stop? I say this one time is cute ... but leave the reprimands to the experts. Is the Baseball Writers Association of Americas voting requirement (75 percent) too strict for Hall of Fame entry into Cooperstown? NEW DAWG: No. It means the best get in. I like that. BUCK: Yes. The deserving ARENt getting in. I say lower the voting requirement to two-thirds (as nearly 550 writers cast a ballot and some apparently get Bert Blyleven and Bert from Sesame Street confused). If two-thirds would get a player in, this year wed have Goose Gossage and Jim Rice ... with Andre Dawson barely missing by four votes. Whats wrong with that? Jan.
Ferguson fired, Fletcher named interim GM
Regrettably, we did not win enough games to reach our goal, winning the Stanley Cup. "Our team performance has fallen short of what is to be expected. Today, we need to forge the start of a new beginning for (the) Toronto Maple Leafs. And we begin with the man seated next to me, a man with Hall of Fame credentials, who is highly regarded by Leafs fans and by hockey people around the globe. We have reached out to Cliff Fletcher and his 50-plus years of hockey management experience to serve as general manager of the Leafs on an interim basis." Fletcher had been linked to much of the speculation regarding the team. He had been one of several hockey management types contacted last week to gauge their interest in the job, he was then offered the position for the remainder of the season serving as interim GM until a new general manager can be found. He will then serve as a consultant for the remainder of his 19 month contract.
Mitt Romney's Puerto Rico Fever
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Friday wild card
After an afternoon of food and beverages, take in the very good fireworks display that will take place around 10:00 PM. I'll be at the Captain's Wheel. I hope those of you that attend our celebration, stop by to say hi to me. Question: Got big plans for the weekend? .
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