Super Cooper

Brandon Cooper is shown on Signing Day.

Check out the highlight video of Brandon Cooper, a 6-foot-2, 260-pound defensive lineman from South Grand Prairie HS in Texas here. He was tapped as the "under the radar" selection by Texas Prep Stars. (link)

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The New York Times features former Dartmouth nose tackle and Olympic shotputter Adam Nelson in a story under the headline, Hard to Call Anyone a Winner, When Medals Are Lost to Doping.

Described by the paper as "an intelligent and articulate man," Nelson – who still doesn't know for sure if he will receive the gold medal from the 2004 Athens Olympics after the only man to beat him was disqualified for doping – tells the paper of record:

“I get frustrated when I see or hear about people who are taking drugs and who are beating the system. They’re stealing from everyone in the sport. People like to say it’s a victimless crime. Hell, no, it’s not.”