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DEFUSING EMOTIONAL TIME BOMBEVERYONE’S TO BLAME, NO ONE LOOKSCLEAN AS FACTS OF FIRING COME OUT

DEFUSING EMOTIONAL TIME BOMBEVERYONE’S TO BLAME, NO ONE LOOKSCLEAN AS FACTS OF FIRING COME OUT

Last week, a package came to Bo Schembechler's house. His wife, Millie, began to open it. Lifting a flap, she saw a wire. She froze. She thought about the mountain of hate mail they had received since Ernie Harwell was fired. She thought about the phone calls and even death threats. She stopped opening the box. "I hate to admit it," she said Sunday, "but I actually thought it might be a bomb."
DAY AFTER IS FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF BO’S LIFE

DAY AFTER IS FIRST DAY OF THE REST OF BO’S LIFE

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- The car rolled toward the hotel exit. Bo Schembechler, squinting in the morning sun, pointed a finger at it, like a traffic cop, and it quickly came to a halt."What?" asked senior lineman Mike Teeter, the driver, rolling down his window. "Am I doing something wrong, Coach?"Bo grinned. "Hey," he said, "I'm not your coach anymore, Mike. I'm just your friend."Teeter smiled and slowly drove away.
LOOKING FOR LOOKING FOR GOOD MEN GOOD MEN

LOOKING FOR LOOKING FOR GOOD MEN GOOD MEN

BARCELONA, Spain -- I am looking for a few good men. I am looking for men with guts. Men with honor. Mostly I am looking for men who can hold their breath for long periods of time.I am starting my own synchronized swim team.I am starting my own synchronized swim team.Sorry. Just getting in the mood.Synchronized swimmers do everything together. Everything together. They are like the Doublemint Twins. Doublemint Twins. I am starting a team. I think we can win. At the very least, we will meet a lot of women -- because this is an all- female sport.
ARCHIE GROWS UP? NOT VERY COMICAL

ARCHIE GROWS UP? NOT VERY COMICAL

The letters began coming a few weeks ago. They were small. Very small. I'd say they were small enough to fit inside a comic book panel.The return address read: "Riverdale, USA."There was no stamp."Please help us,' the first letter said. "Tell them it's not true." (signed) Betty.I had to use a magnifying glass to read it. The second one was much the same."It's not us." (signed) Jughead. Then came the third one."Give us a break. That guy doesn't even look like me. How are the chicks up there?" (signed) Reggie.
MAJOR NICK’S ARSENAL COMMANDS RESPECT

MAJOR NICK’S ARSENAL COMMANDS RESPECT

ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -- The world will come to like Nick Faldo. It's either that, or turn off the TV set for the next few years. So what if he plays like a dentist: drill, rinse, spit? Since when does a clinical victory count less than the others?
TUNE IS FAMILIAR, ANDJAYS’ PITCH IS PERFECT

TUNE IS FAMILIAR, ANDJAYS’ PITCH IS PERFECT

TORONTO -- There are certain lessons you learn as a kid that, try as you might, you can never forget: 1) An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. 2) Don't go out with wet hair. 3) Upon smashing your mother's favorite antique vase while playing Masters Of Destruction with your kid brother, always blame the dog. 4) Good pitching beats good hitting.
CARDINALS ARRIVE JUST IN TIME FOR WOEFUL GIANTS

CARDINALS ARRIVE JUST IN TIME FOR WOEFUL GIANTS

* NY GIANTS 20, PHOENIX 17: So Lawrence Taylor says he'll retire at the end of the season? The way the Giants were playing, I thought he retired last year.* MIAMI 23, ATLANTA 13: The only undefeated team in the AFC against the only team that has to wonder if its kick returner will get a hit in the baseball playoffs on Sunday.
RESPECT? LIONS BLOW A CHANCE TO EARN SOME

RESPECT? LIONS BLOW A CHANCE TO EARN SOME

MILWAUKEE -- As the winter sunlight slowly died on this, the town that made America burp, here were the Lions, trudging off the grassy County Stadium field, heads down, cleats clomping, looking like men who voted against NAFTA.And here were the Packers, dancing off the field, waving to the cheering crowd. Reggie White, the massive defensive lineman, held the No. 1 finger high over his head and twirled it around a few times, as if fly casting, or doing an Arsenio Hall impersonation."REGGIE! REGGIE! REGGIE!""HERE WE COME, REGGIE!"

Mitch Albom writes about running an orphanage in impoverished Port-au-Prince, Haiti, his kids, their hardships, laughs and challenges, and the life lessons he’s learned there every day.

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