American football is a game of immense grace and athleticism, but it is, above all, a form of ritualised violence, which is why a rival league called the XFL, which opens in Las Vegas next week, banned its members from naming teams after birds or fluffy animals. Thus the XFL includes the Orlando Rage and the Chicago HitMen. There is more emphasis on smashmouth' aggression and less protection for the quarterbacks.Rodrguez is regarded as one of the best defensive catchers of all time. He set a MLB record by catching 2,227 games, passing Carlton Fisk. During his career, he had the best caught stealing percentage of any catcher, at 45.68 percent.

The absentee ballots are counted separately from the main ballot. In some areas they are counted before the main polling day so that they are ready to be added to the polling day count. In others they are only counted if the votes cast on polling day produce a smaller majority for the winner than there are absentee ballots.The empty s