| Johnson grateful for shot with Cowboys
Grateful for receiving an opportunity to resurrect a career derailed by repeated brushes with the law, newly signed Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle Tank Johnson vowed Wednesday to justify the considerable faith owner Jerry Jones has shown in him. "Most importantly right now is just to understand that you're representing a great franchise, a great group of people, who have faith in you," Johnson said. "To have that type of environment where you know you have people pushing for you to succeed, you don't want to let those people down. "I've been through that, and it's not a feeling I wish upon anyone." Johnson, 25, said he's dealt with a "lot of tragedy and heartache" in the past seven months, a period in which he went from being a prominent piece of the defending NFC champion Chicago Bears' rugged defense to an unemployed, suspended poster boy for what awaits violators of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's strict personal-conduct code.
McDonald's stock drops after downgrade
McDonald's Corp. shares dipped lower Thursday after Moody's Investors Service downgraded its ratings, citing the fast-food chain's adoption of a more aggressive financial strategy.
Moody's said Wednesday that McDonald's revitalization plan is likely to improve its operating performance and cash flow, but higher debt levels will be required to support initiatives to return value to shareholders.
Shares fell 59 cents, or 1.1 percent, to $54.21 in morning trading.
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Ian Gillespie! Our City columnist previews a stage production by and about homeless women
Further expansion by the NHL would be horrible because there are too many teams already. That said, there are markets that probably deserve an NHL team. What the NHL should do is admit that teams in certain markets -- such as Atlanta, Nashville and Florida -- have failed, and relocate them while keeping the league at 30 teams. Unfortunately, I guarantee the NHL will expand again because the owners can now charge $300 million for a new franchise, and the greedy owners will do it eventually in an effort to line their pockets while continuing to water down the league. Then they wonder why scoring and TV ratings continue to go down. The bottom line is the reason the NHL has struggled is because the people who run the game, the owners, continue to put short-term profits ahead of the long-term good of the game.
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