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Jeremy Tyler's Rocky Overseas Trip

The Quad is a blog about the fierce competition and engrossing culture of college sports. From the Bowl Championship Series to March Madness, to news and features about one's alma mater or local collegiate team, The New York Times will take readers ...

From PETE THAMEL, The New York Times,  7 Nov 2009
Related Topics: New York Times Company,  ESPN,  Bowl Championship Series,  Pete Thamel,  Chicago Sun-Times

Young, Talented and Unhappy Playing Basketball Overseas

HAIFA, Israel Jeremy Tyler came to this scenic city overlooking the Mediterranean as a trailblazer. As the first American basketball player to skip his senior year of high school to play professionally overseas, Tyler signed a $140,000 deal to play for ...

From PETE THAMEL, The New York Times,  7 Nov 2009
Related Topics: David Stern,  Greg Oden,  Milwaukee Bucks,  Kevin Garnett

Analysis: Oregon And Coach Are Over Opener

As the sun rose in Eugene on Saturday, a man wearing the head of the University of Oregon’s duck mascot traversed the lines of fans gathered for ESPN’s “College GameDay” broadcast. Oregon running back LaMichael James rushed 24 times for 183 yards ...

From PETE THAMEL, The New York Times,  1 Nov 2009
Related Topics: University of Oregon,  ESPN,  Chip Kelly,  Pete Carroll,  Taylor Mays

Kraft Has Interest in Owning Team in Premier League

LONDON Robert K. Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, is a billionaire who does business in more than 80 countries. So it is only natural that his interest in sports ownership also crosses continents. Discuss the Giants, Jets, fantasy and ...

From PETE THAMEL, The New York Times,  25 Oct 2009
Related Topics: New England Patriots,  Liverpool F.C.,  Tampa Bay Buccaneers,  Manchester United,  Tom Hicks

Patriots 35, Buccaneers 7: Patriots Prove to Be Better Than Buccaneers on Any Continent

LONDON An opera singer from Wales sang “God Save The Queen” before kickoff. There were fireworks, giant flames and even a canned pop music act, enough shenanigans to appeal to the masses and give the N.F.L.’s cameo appearance in Europe a Super Bowl ...

From PETE THAMEL, The New York Times,  25 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Tampa Bay Buccaneers,  New England Patriots,  New York Jets,  New York Giants,  Tom Brady

Pats-Bucs in return to London

"The officials threw a flag, and the crowd would clap," Goodell said. Two decades later, there is a greater awareness of the game itself. Today, the NFL will play a regular-season game in London for the third consecutive year as the New England ...

From PETE THAMEL, San Francisco Chronicle,  25 Oct 2009
Related Topics: NFL,  Robert Kraft,  New England Patriots,  Tampa Bay Buccaneers,  Tom Brady

World Is Beginning to Catch On as the N.F.L. Returns to London

LONDON N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell says he remembers the early stages of trying to showcase American football internationally. In 1989, the league played an exhibition game in Tokyo, and the fans were not exactly locked in on the action. Tom ...

From PETE THAMEL, International Herald Tribune,  24 Oct 2009
Related Topics: London Stock Exchange,  Roger Goodell,  Tom Brady,  New England Patriots,  New York Jets

On the Way to the N.F.L. Draft, a Year of Fulfillment in England

OXFORD, England Instead of chasing after wide receivers in the N.F.L., Myron Rolle came here to chase ghosts around the ancient campus of the University of Oxford. Interviews, insight and analysis from The Times on the competition and culture of ...

From PETE THAMEL, The New York Times,  24 Oct 2009
Related Topics: University of Oxford,  Myron Rolle,  Bill Bradley,  Bill Clinton,  Roger Bannister

The Quad Q&A: Myron Rolle

Andrew Testa for The New York Times Myron Rolle, who won a Rhodes scholarship while at Florida State, put off the N.F.L. to study at Oxford. The former Florida State star Myron Rolle gave The Quad a tour of ancient Oxford this week. From his home ...

From PETE THAMEL, The New York Times,  24 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Myron Rolle,  Barack Obama,  Clinic (musician),  Bobby Bowden,  New York Times Company

Kraft Can Envision a Team in Europe

LONDON — The mood was light at the Brit Oval, the legendary cricket grounds where the New England Patriots worked out before their game against Tampa on Sunday. Tom Brady flashed his best international grin and talked about why he was the only ...

From PETE THAMEL, The New York Times,  23 Oct 2009
Related Topics: New England Patriots,  Roger Goodell,  Noggin

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