Talent Runs in Some Families
Just as Serena Williams’ tennis abilities ultimately exceeded those of her older sister, Venus, who was pretty good too, Tualia Tagovailoa’s (called "Lia") abilities as a quarterback exceed those of his older brother, Tua, who was drafted by the Miami Dolphins and is their starting quarterback. He throws a better long pass than Tua, can thread a needle with them and runs just as well too. After his career at the University of Maryland is over, he will be some NFL team’s first draft choice. Someday, the two brothers will start against each other on the gridiron.
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A Letter Was Published … again
The Palm Beach Post published this letter from me on Nov. 27. Here is its text as submitted. They edited out the part I have colored blue. Actually, that was a good bit of editing since it raised other issues and editing it out served to emphasize the point I was making in the last sentence:
“Though sports rarely creep onto the Opinion pages of the Post, a recent article in the Sports section concerning the almost wholesale firing of college football coaches raises questions. Could it be that college sports, particularly football and basketball at large universities, have strayed far from the purposes such educational institutions are intended to serve? Are the schools in it only for the money? The ability of student-athletes to switch schools through a “portal” and the spread of legal online wagering reinforce such thoughts. Once a university “sells out” in regard to its athletic programs, it is a small step toward “selling out” in other areas, such as politically-motivated appointments to its medical school faculty.”
JL
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