The speech the Rev. Edward “Monk” Malloy gave after the end of the regular college football season three years ago as an outgoing Notre Dame President is all but forgotten now, especially among those who worship at the football stadium nearest the universityÂ’s Golden Dome. They have more recent nightmares:

  Alex Rodriguez is seeking a contract worth at least $30 million per season. If it's for, say, 10 years, that's a $300 million commitment.

  GREENBURGH, N.Y., Nov. 5 — The competency gap between the Knicks and the Denver Nuggets last year was so great that a mid-December game begot a rout, and the rout begot a brawl. Suspensions, fines and name-calling followed in short order.

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  FORT WORTH, Texas -- Jeff Gordon has finished seventh or better in six consecutive races. It's not as if he's frittering away the Nextel Cup championship.

  PITTSBURGH (AP) - Hall of Famers galore lined the Steelers'sideline, with Terry Bradshaw and Mean Joe Greene, Jack Ham, MelBlount and Franco Harris out front. No wonder the Baltimore Ravensprobably thought they were playing all of them and the current daySteelers, too.

  ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 5) - Andy Pettitte declined his $16 millionoption with the New York Yankees, still uncertain whether he wantsto pitch next season.

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  LOS ANGELES (AP) - Joe Torre pulled on his Dodger blue cap andgleaming white jersey, squinted into the California sun andimmediately paid tribute to one of baseball's most successfulfranchises.