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■rashed. Toasted. Burned.
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getanaddifc cornerback for Texas A&M. It hap-
_ iled to end to ens t0 tlie New York Nationals every night
iiey play the Harlem Globetrotters. It hap-
ened to Atlanta Falcons
"aflty Eugene Robinson
a Miami this weekend —
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- on dropped • ieat Robinson for a touch-
own in the second quar-
ar, aking his toast to the
nd zone to get buttered,
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timed by a police sting
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^Hlobinson was arrested for solicitation ot a
prostitute (who was actually an undercover
lolice officer). He did the unthinkable and un-
* ERSONAL Q r |ivable, Saturday night, the same day he le-
,iiiing .ftalk eifed an NFL humanitarian award.
'mm Musib»%■'j 1 i s act) se lfish because it distracted ms
jafnmates and coaches on the eve of the
.• easy Eiecwnt rajLg they worked all year to get to, should be
Hried as more than just a moral hiccup.
H^ow does a man fall so low, especially after
lelping the minister himself. Green Bay Pack-
idefensive end Reggie White, win a Super
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Bowl just two years earlier.
Perhaps football lends itself to sexual ten
sion. Just imagine all of the similarities be
tween the sex and football: scoring, punching
it in, leather, tight ends, backside blitzes and
foam cheese heads.
Well, some similarities. Robinson should
not be forgiven. He let everyone down — his
teammates, his coach and his fans. Oh, yes,
and maybe his wife and children.
On the eve of the most exciting sporting
event of every year since Vince Lombardi was
putting God, family and the Packers in that or
der, Robinson ruined the moment.
Every factory worker who toils 9 to 5 every
day stuffing boxes with Styrofoam peanuts
and comes home, faithfully, to his family,
should get the opportunity to trade places
with Robinson and not proposition someone
for sex.
Or perhaps Robinson should have a
lengthy discussion with former A&M line
backer Reggie Brown about what it means to
be blessed with the opportunity to play in the
NFL.
Brown will never be able to play in a Super
Bowl after the freak neck injury he suffered
against the New York Jets two years ago, the
one that nearly ended his life, not just his
playing career.
That is why Robinson’s immoral actions
are a slap in the face to every Brown, Darryl
Stingly, and Dennis Byrd that ever suited up to
play in the NFL and were stripped of their
privilege to play the game by injuries.
Robinson should be removed from his
lofty perch and be placed among the working
class Joe. Just like when a 6’10” basketball
player misses a wide-open dunk on a fast
break, he should be forced to be 5’6” tall for
a week. He would never miss another dunk
again.
At least Robinson provided an endless en
tertaining stream of jokes during the game,
keeping some viewers interested when the
game neared its end.
‘‘Robinson looked like he was handcuffed
to the receiver on that play.”
“Yes, similar to last night. Heh, heh.”
Maybe Atlanta cornerback Ray Buchanan
could lend the dog collar he wore to media
day on Thursday to Robinson to symbolize the
latter’s animalistic behavior he could not keep
on a leash Saturday night.
Jeff Webb is a senior
journalism major.
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3/mo. +1/2bills.
_!l!!!l|ngton. The Rangers played a rain-
jelyed pi a yoff game against the
Slew York Yankees.
j^jT^^SSBrhe game went into the wee
to/mo.+i/2ut.wes loprs of the morning with tne
^^7^®gers falling to the eventual
jmished dupe. World Champions, 3-0.
e dog lover. Rangers look to put that be-
Td7m2baih ne• hiifd them and kick off the new
• CallKo; "" ^ season Monday as the 1999 Texas
dim/n 2bath Rafigers Winter Caravan rolled into
+ i/3uii !es f ^ College Station,
bdrm/ibath housTwftponsored by the College Station
t,es. Call 694C-j^ 0uu y ons c\ub, the caravan in-
iftrm/2bath hoiT eluded manager Johnny Oates,
+ 13ul ' l "' c pitcher Rick Helling, designated hit-
ownstone Apanme eiffirst baseman Lee Stevens, radio
)roadcaster Vince Cotroneo and
Television broadcaster Bill Jones.
, +vS£s Sl N»'BYfter die loss and a busy off-sea-
|, the Rangers are back and pre-
d to defend their A.L. West ti
the Rangers.
After becoming only the third
player in franchise history to win
20 games, Helling was awarded
with a three year, $10.5 million
contract.
Stevens, with 20 HR’s and 59
RBI’s last year, helped the Rangers
lead the American League in pro-
te needed a.s.-,
. Call Sara @764#j0 t
bdrm/2baih oth Helling and Stevens signed
lies, can 764-4744 lew contracts during the off-sea-
needed a.s.a.p^ ion as a reward for their play for
io. o.b.o. +1/2utilitiG s ^
Upscale furnished i
;iu $315/mo. +l«*r
duction from the DH spot. For his
efforts the Rangers gave him a one
year, $2 million contract.
The Rangers have made moves
this off-season to help Stevens,
Helling and the rest of the team
prepare for a run at the World Se
nes.
Despite losing Todd Stottlemyre
to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the
Rangers signed two quality veteran
pitchers in Mark Clark and Mike
Morgan.
After losing first baseman Will
Clark to the Baltimore Orioles, the
club signed former Ranger Rafael
Palmeiro to a five year, $45 million
deal.
Along with the re-signings of
shortstop Royce Clayton and third
baseman Todd Zeile, the Rangers’
infield is set for the next few years.
With the new additions to last
year’s division champion team.
Helling said that the main focus is
to make it deeper into the playoffs.
“We [the team] are ready to
make the next step,” Helling said.
“We want to repeat as division
champs and hopefully make the
World Series.”
Oates echoed the thoughts of his
pitcher.
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win this year,” Oates said. “We are
a better ball club right now than we
were at the same time last year.
Most spots on our roster are filled.
Who knows how far we can go?”
Continued from Page 9
steady player throughout his A&M
career who helped solidify the de
fensive backfield, was presented
the senior Academic Achievement
Award.
The banquet is held each sea
son in honor of the Aggie Football
Team’s senior class.
“The outstanding season we
had is a direct reflection on the
outstanding leadership of our se
niors,” Slocum said. “They were
totally committed to team goals
and set a great example for our
younger players.”
NBA
Continued from Page 9
seasons with the Aggies before
transferring to Oklahoma State Uni
versity.
During the 1990-91 season, his
second with the Aggies, Thompson
led the team in points (14.5) and
assists (5.7) per game and in steals
(60) and set several three-point
shooting records.
Selected with the last first-round
pick (No. 27 overall) of the 1994
draft by the Orlando Magic,
Thompson eventually headed over
seas after three NBA seasons.
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