Long hair is probably the last topic avid NFL fans thought would be introduced into an off-season discussion. Rule changes, draft picks, and free agent signings provide an overflow of conversation year round. However, the free-flow of hair on various NFL players has brought some to push the pedal on a proposal that would prevent it.
Fitted in a GQesque white pinstriped suit and black tie, Len Bias put on a green Boston Celtics cap alongside NBA commissioner David Stern. This scene served as a lasting image of a Maryland hero, compared to Michael Jordan, who died close to 48 hours after becoming the NBA's number two pick.
Smiling ear to ear, the American flag draping her back and a world record five medals in hand were lasting images of Marion Jones at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Those images are now replaced with Jones outside a U.S. District Court, with tears and a cracking voice admitting to steroid use and lying to federal agents. Jones was given six months in prison, a sentence that has brought about a boycott of the Super Bowl.
The New England Patriots have become the benchmark NFL franchise, winning three of the last six Super Bowls. With a win on Feb. 3 in Glendale, Ariz., the Patriots will post an unprecedented 19-0 and stake claim as the greatest team in NFL history. D.C. residents predict whether the New York Giants stand a chance on Sunday at football's biggest contest.
Stadium lights provide the Friday night luster to high school football fields around the country. Saturday mornings find blacktops filled with youthful legs eager to shoot around. Enjoying the spirit of competition, millions of youth spend their leisure time in athletics.