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Dez Bryant's Refusal to Be Hazed Shows Type of Attitude Cowboys Have Missed Rookie hazing is a part of every sport, most notably football. Every summer at training camps across the country, rookies are taped to goalposts, forced to sing their college fight songs at dinner and pick up doughnuts on the way into work. In some cases, they're also called upon to carry the pads of veteran players. One Dallas Cowboy rookie, Dez Bryant, decided he wasn't going to go along with that one when he refused to carry veteran and fellow wide receiver Roy Williams' shoulder pads. And you know what? Good for Dez Bryant. Bryant comes to the Cowboys with high expectations. Despite a few off-field incidents and controversies, the Cowboys have faith in Bryant to be an eventual No. 1 receiver in the years to come. They're so confident in Bryant's abilities that they gave the rookie the No. 88 jersey that was once worn by Hall of Fame wideout Michael Irvin. And with this refusal to carry Williams' pads, Bryant may be displaying a type of attitude that the Cowboys haven't seen since those same days of Irvin, Troy Aikman and ... [more..]

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. - The love affair between Andre Dawson and the Cubs' bleacher fans, so evident in his MVP season in 1987 and until he departed after 1992, continues. Dawson paid a series of tributes to Cubs fans on Sunday, when he joined manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey, in being inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame. "I almost gave up baseball or went to Japan," Dawson said about the winter of 1986-87, when Montreal offered him a pay cut and teams were slow in stepping up to sign him. "I knew there had to be a place where the game could be fun again. I found that place. It's called Wrigley Field. It reminded that if you love the game, it will love you back." With Cub Hall of Famers Billy Williams, Fergie Jenkins and Ryne Sandberg seated behind him, Dawson delivered a humble, heart-felt speech that centered largely on his six seasons in Chicago. "All I ever wanted growing up was to be like Hank Aaron and Willie Mays," Dawson said. "Now I get to shake their hand and be treated like a friend." About the Chicago years, Dawson: ? Acknowledged the sacrifices ... [more..]

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ROBLOX.com, a free online virtual gaming playground designed for children ages 6-14 years old and visited by millions of kids monthly, today announced the results of a ‘Player and Parent’ survey showing a correlation between students who use ROBLOX for school projects and the subsequent improvements of their academic grades. Overall the survey revealed that 75 percent of parents noticed a positive difference in their children’s grades after playing ROBLOX while 67 percent of players, ages 10-16 years old, also noticed an improvement of their grades for assignments in class.Unlike traditional online point-and-shoot games, ROBLOX offers players the ability to conceptualize, creatively design, construct and invite friends to experience their very own interactive world. Starting with a blank canvas of ‘undeveloped virtual real estate’, children are taught the dynamics of physics as they play and intuitively build a world populated with characters, vehicles, homes, high-rise buildings, pirate ships and even major landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower or the White House. This experience encourages further educational learning for users that is unrivaled by other online games.“For parents and educators, ROBLOX’s unique approach to online play displaces non-interactive time spent watching TV and replaces it with ... [more..]

John Schneider plays a country music mogul on a new "Leverage" (TNT, 9 p.m.). Don't mistake "True Blood" (HBO, 9 p.m.), back with a new episode, with "First Blood" (ION, 10 p.m.), the old Sylvester Stallone. Jean Cocteau's classic "Beauty and the Beast" (TCM, 8 p.m.) is paired with another film about a beauty and a beast, "King Kong" (TCM, 10 p.m.). Chad Ochocinco may be a worse dater than he was a dancer on the series "Ochocino: The Ultimate Catch" (VH1, 9 p.m.). Baseball includes Rays at Yankees (TBS, YES, 1 p.m.), Rangers at Red Sox (NESN, 1:30 p.m.), Mets at San Francisco Giants (WCCT, Channel 20, 4 p.m.) and Phillies at Cubs (ESPN, 8 p.m.). Sunday TalkABC: Vice President Joe Biden, former White House press secretary Dee Dee Myers. CBS: Gov. Bill Richardson, ex-Rep. J.D. Hayworth, NAACP President Benjamin Jealous, Tea party spokesman David Webb. NBC: Sens. John Coryn and Robert Menendez; Reps. Pete Sessions and Chris Van Hollen. CNN: Sen. Mitch McConnell, Rep.  Steny H. Hoyer, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu. Fox News: Sen. David Vitter, Rep. James Clyburn and Re. Mike Pence. ... [more..]

By Roger Catlin, The Hartford Courant, Conn. July 11--There's a glut of summer cop shows this year, largely on cable, cashing in on their foothold for character development, sense of humor, action and sense of place. The best new title this week is "The Glades" (tonight at 10), an unusual first run scripted show for A&E. It stars Aussie actor Matt Passmore as an annoying but ultimately charming new cop in fictional Palm Glade, Fla., who immediately distinguishes himself in a sleepy department where he's been paired with a lazy partner: He oversteps his bounds at the golf course, taping off a green until he can finish a game. He spends a lot of time trying to woo a comely nurse played by Callie Cargill, but they spend at least as much time on the twisting crime, at least in the breezy first episode. Also with promise is "Covert Affairs" (USA, Tuesday, 10 p.m.) in which Piper Perabo (of "Coyote Ugly" fame) stars as a CIA recruit with nerve and looks, going deep undercover as a call girl in her first assignment. From the producers of the "Bourne" series of films, it's got a strong ... [more..]

New York Giants, Yankees mourn death of longtime PA announcer Bob Sheppard at 99Paper: Hunter Cantwell could pass Jimmy Clausen on Carolina Panthers' QB depth chartCommentRecommendIf you're a fan of cheesy reality shows with a quasi-connection to the NFL, then make sure you stop by VH1 soon for two new hits shows starring Chad Ochocinco and Terrell Owens.Ochocinco's show, "Ochocinco: The Ultimate Catch," debuted with a 90-minute episode Sunday night. We checked in on it for a few minutes, and ...The premise is that Ochocinco is choosing a mate from among a pool of 85 (Get it? Ocho-cinco?) women. He pares the group down to 17 in the opening episode.ESPN's James Walker found this gem of a line from Ochocinco in the episode:"Man, I haven't seen this many girls on a football field since the last time we played the Steelers."This is Ochocinco's second foray into TV this offseason, following his stint on "Dancing with the Stars" this spring. His time away from the Bengals drew him a public rebuke from QB Carson Palmer in June.Owens checked in for the second season of "The T.O. Show" immediately after Ochocinco's show. If we had been paying closer attention, we could confirm ... [more..]