"Avatar" is for many the favorite to sweep the board at the Oscars this year: The film has been nominated for nine awards (the same number as "The Hurt Locker") and pundits are expecting the Academy to reward Cameron's high-tech efforts.

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Mr. Rosengren's book contains a number of anecdotes about Greenberg facing down anti-Semites on the field and in the locker room.

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