Fox NFL analyst John Madden, on parity in the NFL: "I keep asking people to tell me why I should like this? I don't. I like having a dominant team. ... I don't know if the fans like it. I guess they do" (N.Y. DAILY NEWS, 1/5)....Rangers SS Alex Rodriguez discussed the impact of his record-breaking $252M contract on "Up Close Primetime": "The economics of the numbers is so high that it intrigues the non-baseball fan ... [and] because of that I think the game of baseball really benefits from that because it brings more fans to our game" ("Up Close Primetime," ESPN, 1/4).
BACKING MARTIN: A FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM editorial states, "The Supreme Court should give a green light to Casey Martin's golf cart." The Court will begin hearing the PGA Tour v. Martin on January 17. The STAR-TELEGRAM: "The PGA [Tour] predicts a parade of horribles if Martin wins, with athletes of all stripes seeking special treatment. But the justices needn't open that door. They can call a truce with a precisely aimed ruling, underscoring the facts of Martin's situation and finding that the ADA requires the PGA to let him play through" (FT. WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM, 1/5).
