On Tue, 31 Dec 1996, Mike Machnik wrote: > At 5:58 PM -0700 12/30/96, Greenie wrote: > > Just imagine what the sports news world would be like if all of the outlets > > only reported on "what was given to them." > > Well, to a certain extent, this is how it does actually work. Unless a > newspaper does actually commit resources to cover an event, they rely upon > others to provide them with information about that event. Not just sports, either; it's amazing how many front-page stories are merely slightly-edited press releases. > > Okay, maybe it's tough late saturday night or first thing sunday morning to > > find nab a box score... then again, this was a major tournament. So why is > > there still no information about any of the Badger games? > > Probably because nothing was sent about them. It may have been a glitch, > because the schools involved have sent information in the past. These > things happen. The only things I've even heard of those games came from here. The Badger list had nothing on them; the Eau Claire paper didn't mention them, either. Does anyone have the Badger goaltender(s) for the pair? +-----------------------------+----------------------------------------+ | Michael Patrick Bresina | America's always had a problem | | [log in to unmask] | with illegal aliens. Ask any Indian. | +-----------------------------+-----------+----------------------------+ | Common sense is what tells us the world is flat. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | I don't judge a man by the color of his skin; | | I judge him by his choice of internet provider. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ HOCKEY-L is for discussion of college ice hockey; send information to [log in to unmask], The College Hockey Information List.