‘Stories from Alumni’ Archives
SJI co-director Gregory Lee named executive sports editor at Sun Sentinel
By Zuri Berry Class of 2007 BOSTON -- For Gregory H. Lee Jr., becoming a sports editor has been a dream he has been chasing since 1996, when he was just getting his start at the New Orleans Times-Picayune, his hometown newspaper. Tim Ellerbee, the sports editor at the time in New Orleans, offered Lee two choices: Come on staff [...]
Guillen’s comments baffling; reaction to them troubling
By Juan C. Rodriguez Class of 1994 I am not a Cuban exile. I am the son of Cuban exiles, born in Spain, raised in the United States since I was eight months old. Ozzie Guillen's statements to Time magazine didn't infuriate me. They didn't sting or give me pause about the time I have to spend covering this man the next six months and [...]
Leaving Utah and its stereotypes
Carron J. Phillips Class of 2011 The day I found out I was moving to Utah for the summer I immediately though of two things — Brandon Davies and Starbucks. Rick Majerus’s 1998 Final Four run with the Utes, the Jazz, and the combination of Urban Meyer, Alex Smith and Utah winning in the 2009 Sugar Bowl were pretty much all I knew about [...]
Lyles admits to errors of commission
By Joseph Duarte / Houston Chronicle Class of 1995 Willie Lyles rolls up his sleeve to show burn marks from his job baking bread at a downtown Houston store. "It pays the bills," Lyles said. Not long ago, before he became the key figure in the ongoing NCAA investigation into the University of Oregon football program, Lyles had other career [...]
Olympian Gardner still tough to take down
By Kyle Goon Class of 2010 Rulon Gardner, the hulking former Olympic champion who once shocked the world by toppling a Russian Goliath, is working with two pupils: a 13-year-old boy and a 12-year-old girl. It is the girl’s first class, and she is unsure of her motions. He takes her hands and shows her how to chop her opponent’s arm, [...]
Former Oklahoma State receiver still hopes to play in the NFL
By David Ubben Class of 2009 SKIATOOK — Prentiss Elliott’s legs belong in the NFL. Wherever his legs are, a defender is usually far behind or below them, cursing at the prospect of giving up another reception. His hands, strong and reliable, extend from below his forearms, bulging biceps and broad shoulders that should belong to a man [...]
‘Tijuana Tornado’ aims to be city’s idol
By Ivan Orozco Class of 2005 MONTEBELLO — He won't forget it. Tattooed in Antonio Margarito's mind is the moment he received the devastating news. It was October 1999, on the eve of his bout against Buck Smith, when Margarito was summoned to take a phone call at the front desk of a Holiday Inn in Fort Worth, Texas. His older brother, [...]
Yankees righty muffles Astros, wins 260th game
By Carlos M. Silva Jr. Class of 2008 The first inning was an aberration for New York Yankees veteran Mike Mussina. After allowing a three-run homer to Carlos Lee, Mussina silenced the sixth sellout crowd (43,409) at Minute Maid Park this season by holding the Astros scoreless in his last five innings. "He was outstanding tonight," [...]
A hostage to concussions — NJ.com
By Jackie Friedman Class of 2008 As her former teammates huddle around their coach, Niki Popyer stands several arm’s lengths away, just out of earshot. "No matter how close I am," she says, "I’m on the outside." She shields her pain behind a full grin until a haze sets in. She glances past her teammates to the basketball hoop 60 feet [...]
From darkness, Vise finds light with Oklahoma gymnastics — ESPN.com
By David Hinojosa Class of 1993 Hollie Vise and gymnastics are friends again. Vise, a junior for the 10th-ranked Oklahoma women's gymnastics team, is enjoying renewed enthusiasm for a sport that once led to the biggest disappointment in her life. The 21-year-old Dallas native begins the 2009 season Friday at No. 3 Florida as the Big 12's [...]
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