online.wsj.com - 10/23/2008
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[LeBron James and Manny Ramirez] Photos by Associated Press
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PM Roundup: Campaign Nostaligia
The Big Lead —
... A fine article about Joe Paterno that was unfortunately cheapened by the use of Paterno with his cane. Apparently, SI didn’t get the memo that they’re above that. In case you forgot, here are the comments from Monday. (Sports Illustrated)
A 73-year-old college basketball player. (FOX Sports)
Coffee consumption shrinks breasts. (New York Post)
A market that trades professional athletes. (Wall Street Journal)
Intern solves a 37-year-old murder case. (MSNBC ...
OneSeason seems completely awesome: "Players ...
Deadspin —
... OneSeason seems completely awesome: "Players are bought and sold under four-letter identifiers (Manny Ramirez, for example, is "MANY," Sidney Crosby is "CROS") known as synthetic ownership interests, or SOIs. Their prices are determined by supply and demand. If someone wishes to buy and sell SOIs, it's as simple as creating a username and password, dumping $10 into an account and deciding which players you wish to add to your "sportfolio." ". [WSJ] ...
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