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Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te\u2019o. AP photo<\/p><\/div>\n

It doesn’t seem all that long ago that Punahou football star Manti Te’o announced he would attend Notre Dame. While he represented a recruiting coup for the Irish and was expected to contribute, it would have been hard to imagine that Te’o would become a legend at a place where the Pantheon is already crowded.<\/p>\n

But Te’o has been full of surprises large and small. At Notre Dame he surprised first by choosing to go to a Catholic school in frigid South Bend, Ind.; then by forgoing an LDS mission to remain with his team; next by leading his fellow upper-class teammates in protesting new coach Brian Kelly’s remarks about their character; and then spearheading a reconciliation between players and staff following Kelly’s apology; and finally by forgoing a lucrative NFL contract in favor of staying for his senior year.<\/p>\n

His play has energized his team and fan base on the field, and he inspired the student body and alum- ni off it.<\/p>\n

When Te’o suffered a personal tragedy with the deaths of his grandmother and his girlfriend within a 48-hour span, the Irish faithful agonized with him. Of course, he insisted on playing the following Saturday and led his team to victory.<\/p>\n

At a Notre Dame pep rally, thousands of his fellow students wore lei and chanted his name.<\/p>\n

As always, Te’o, while emotional, was humble and forthright.<\/p>\n

When South Bend<\/I>Tribune <\/I>sportswriter Eric aHansen was asked about Te’o, he paused and thought, and finally said, “Notre Dame may never see the likes of Manti Te’o ever again.”<\/p>\n

An amazing sentiment voiced in the shadow of the Golden Dome.<\/p>\n

When Major League Baseball evaluates the new wild card system, it will hear from the nays who believe it’s ludicrous to play a 162-game season and have everything come down to one game.<\/p>\n

I stand with the yays who enjoy the drama of the September games and even more the Game 7 atmosphere in the one- game playoff.<\/p>\n

And, yes, it does lend some advantage to the division winners who get to save a pitcher, but it seems only fair to reward the teams that come out on top.<\/p>\n

Baseball had its share of great stories, such as the remarkable runs by the Oakland A’s and Baltimore Orioles, and the Triple Crown won by Miguel Cabrera.<\/p>\n

For sheer feel-good value, it would be hard to beat the Game 4 heroics of Yankee Raul Ibanez, who was sent up to pinch- hit for the struggling Alex Rodriguez in the bottom of the ninth with the Orioles leading 2-1. He hit a shot into the right field bleachers to tie the game.<\/p>\n

That alone would give him a place in Yankee lore, but when he came up in the bottom of the 12th and hit a bomb into the second deck, he joined the Yankee immortals and will be remembered by fans in the Bronx for as long as baseball is discussed there.<\/p>\n

Baseball may have been surpassed by football in popularity, but October provides some of the most special moments in sports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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