Roger Clemens was on the front page of Monday's New York Times. Above the fold. His decision to come back and pitch for the New York Yankees for about $1 million a start (seriously) was deemed more important by the decision-makers at the newspaper than any news coming out of Iraq, the Presidential debates or the Pope's trip to Brazil.
Last week, Sports Illustrated's cover featured Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. with the line, "The Fight To Save Boxing." On Sunday, most newspapers around the country led their sports sections with stories about The Kentucky Derby. Street Sense will now become the 29th horse to be billed as the sports' potential savior since Affirmed completed the last Triple Crown in 1978.
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Last week, Sports Illustrated's cover featured Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. with the line, "The Fight To Save Boxing." On Sunday, most newspapers around the country led their sports sections with stories about The Kentucky Derby. Street Sense will now become the 29th horse to be billed as the sports' potential savior since Affirmed completed the last Triple Crown in 1978.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/con....
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