MLB and NCAA football

Here's some articles from back in October. First, an article about the Southern Methodist (SMU) football team getting an award for taking in the Tulane football team after the Tulane campus was hit by Hurricane Katrina last year: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2645333.

Here's a quote from an article about Cardinals shortstop David Eckstein, a Christian, during the Cardinals post-game celebration after winning the World Series. I was impressed with him:

As the postgame activities headed from the field into the clubhouse on Friday night, Scott Spiezio, Eckstein's teammate on the title teams both in St. Louis and Anaheim, interrupted another interview session and held out a half-empty bottle of tequila.

"He doesn't drink," Spiezio said. "It's the second time in the history of the world. It's tradition. He had to do it in Anaheim, too."

Obligingly, Eckstein took a long, uncomfortable swig and asked friends standing near him for a glass of water. It was that kind of day.

Here's the articlce: http://stlouis.cardinals.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061027&content_id=1725950&vkey=ps2006news&fext=.jsp&c_id=stl.

Next, an article about Oklahoma football player Carl Pendleton, who plans to quit playing football after this season to concentrate on his studies and take care of his younger brother, who he has custody of: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2639742.

Here's an article about the Phillies Jimmy Rollins hosting a Halloween party for kids in a children's hospital: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061029&content_id=1726979&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb.

Lastly, a good article about Albert Pujols and the foundation that he and his family started: http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/pa/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061024&content_id=1722120&vkey=mlbpa_news&fext=.jsp.