| What if Dodgers had turned to Scioscia?
This is a chapter in our continuing Quantum Leap series of revisionist local sports history. Please check back for later stories about the Marcus Allen and the 1991 Los Angeles Raiders Super Bowl win and the 2000 UCLA National Championship under head coach Rick Neuheisel. As the Los Angeles Dodgers stand on the edge of their sixth straight postseason appearance and a bid for their fourth World Series title in six years, it's intriguing to ponder what might have happened if the club had not hired Mike Scioscia as its manager way back in 1999. All Dodgers fans can recall the circumstances. The franchise had been sold to Rupert Murdoch, then the CEO at News Corp. and Fox Sports who has since left the media business to become Vice-Premiere of China. In the clumsy change in command, the team fired G.M.
AT&T Planning To Enter Florida Broadband Cable Market
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- AT&T Inc. announced Thursday that it will make a $750 million investment in broadband infrastructure in Florida as it seeks to woo customers from traditional cable companies in the race to beam TV and high-speed Internet into homes. The move follows the passage earlier this year of a new state law that makes it easier for telecommunications companies to get into the TV business. Gov. Charlie Crist joined officials from AT&T, the country's largest provider of broadband Internet and land and wireless phone services, for the announcement of the investment. The company has recently announced plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars over the next few years in several other states as it takes advantage of laws similar to Florida's.
Operation Boot Camp Adds New Franchises in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama
Operation Boot Camp of North America announced today the addition of new franchises in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama. Operation Boot Camp's unique 30 day program improves people's lives by increasing fitness, confidence and building healthy eating habits. Operation Boot Camp has the largest fitness boot camp program in the Southeast and is the fastest growing boot camp franchise in the country. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) September 25, 2007 -- Operation Boot Camp of North America announced today the addition of new franchises in Georgia, Tennessee and Alabama. Operation Boot Camp's unique 30 day program improves people's lives by increasing fitness, confidence and building healthy eating habits. Operation Boot Camp has the largest fitness boot camp program in the Southeast and is the fastest growing boot camp franchise in the country.
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