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[Off the Kuff] Super Bowl decision this week: Heading the Houston contingent are McNair, Chuck Watson, chairman of the bid committee; mayor Bill White; Harris County judge Robert Echols; consultant Robert Dale Morgan, president and CEO of 2004 Houston Super Bowl Host Committee; Don Henderson, vice president and managing director of the Hyatt-Houston; Jordy Tollett, president of Greater Houston Convention and Visitors Bureau; Shea Guinn, president and general manager of Reliant Park; and Denis Braham, an attorney who heads the sports practice at Winstead Sechrest & Minick.

[Hooptime3.blogspot.com] Hoop Time v3.0: Bucknell is not eligible to play in the preseason NIT, the Coaches vs. Cancer tournament, the Maui Invitational or the Great Alaskan Shootout. NCAA rules require a two-year grace period between such events that count as one game regardless of the number of games actually played.Also interesting is the fact that Flannery tells Housenick even some teams Bucknell owes a game as the back end of home-and-home deals are telling him they can't find open dates to schedule a visit from the Bison.

[Oregonlive.com] OregonLive.com: Blazers Blog: ... was supposed to be part of a players/owners meeting today, but it 'failed to ... none of whom are believed to be Jackson, a league source said. ...

[Everythingiknowiswrong.com] Everything I Know Is Wrong: Affirmative action hurts those it's ...: The affirmative action debate has generally been characterized by twocamps that resolutely see the other side as hopelessly misguided oreven evil. Social scientists entering the fray have tended to becomepartisan spokespersons for one side or the other. The emergence ofcareful, credible research on the mismatch effect may lead us to a moremeasured debate on when preferences produce clear net benefits andabout how quickly we can move toward what everyone agrees is theultimate goal -- colorblind admissions.

[Detroittigersweblog.com] The Detroit Tiger Weblog: Not even counting tonight's game in which they are being shutout in the 7th inning, the Tigers have failed to score more than 4 runs in 10 of their last 12 games. In those other two games, the Tigers managed 6 runs in each of them. Keep in mind though, that one of the 6 run "outbursts" was fueled by 3 errors and only two of the runs were earned. The other "offensive explosion" was against Texas and featured two runs being scored on a wild pitch.

 [Usatoday.com] USATODAY.com - Wednesday, Oct. 27: 613 slugging percentage. Bonds won his second batting title, hit 45 homers and also led the NL in walks, on-base average and slugging. "As an African-American ballplayer, Hank Aaron is a very vital part of our lives," Bonds said in accepting his award. "I am very honored to be here, very honored to be sitting next to who I feel is the greatest home-run hitter of all time." Bonds stayed to watch the game and sat with Aaron, baseball commissioner Bud Selig and former Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda.

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