NYTimes Sports News: 15 November 2008
November 16th, 2008 • NYTimes, Sport
- In-Box: Letters to the Editor
Readers sound off on the latest headlines. - 30 Seconds With Lindsey Vonn: Skiing Until Cows Come Home
Lindsey Vonn, the defending World Cup overall and downhill champion, won the season-opening slalom on Saturday in Levi, Finland. - Sports of The Times: Suffering and Snobbery as Cuban Pursues Cubs
There is some opposition in baseball’s ownership cabal to Mark Cuban’s acquiring a stake in the Cubs or to purchasing them outright from the Tribune Company. - Record Offer Starts Yanks’ Courtship of Sabathia
According to two people with knowledge of the Yankees plans, the six-year offer to C. C. Sabathia is believed to be worth at least $140 million. - The Unlikely Scrum
For members of what is believed to be the nation’s first all-African-American high school rugby team, the sport has opened up new possibilities. - Notre Dame 27, Navy 21: Notre Dame Staves Off Frantic Rally and Becomes Bowl Eligible
Notre Dame Coach Charlie Weis called plays for the first time this season, and the Fighting Irish overcame a sloppy start and a sloppy finish, and held on for a victory. - Curlin, ’07 Horse of Year, Is Unlikely to Race Again
Jess Jackson, Curlin’s majority owner, said there were no races left on the North American calendar rich enough to pique his interest. - With New Role, Kidd Returns to the Garden
When Jason Kidd steps onto the floor at the Garden on Sunday, it will be his first trip back to the New York area since the Nets traded him for Devin Harris. - Cheering Section: Lee Remmel Is Living a Personal History With the Packers
Remmel was a reporter for The Green Bay Press-Gazette before running the Packers’ public relations department and eventually serving as the team’s historian. - The Giants’ Fragile Grasp of the Football Is Causing Concern
The Giants, the defending Super Bowl champions, have had a recent problem with dropping the ball. In the last four games, they have fumbled nine times, losing three. - For Alberto Riveron, From Cuba to N.F.L.’s First Hispanic Referee
The N.F.L. calls Riveron a trailblazer, although Hispanics, the nation’s largest ethnic minority, go back a long way in professional football. - Harvard 24, Pennsylvania 21: Penn Moves the Ball, Then Gives It to Harvard
Ryan Barnes ensured the triumph for the Crimson with his third interception of the game and became the hero in Harvard’s victory over Pennsylvania on Saturday. - As the Economy Worsens, Is There Money for Play?
General Motors has cut spending at a time when the sports industry is having a harder time attracting dollars.
