Burns was a central figure in the Down team which enjoyed All-Ireland success twice in the space of four years, initially scoring two points from play at midfield as the county bridged a 23-year gap to reclaim the Sam Maguire Cup.
Oliver PÉrez is scheduled to make his first spring training start Sunday against the Dodgers in Vero Beach, Fla.... Omar Minaya said he was approached by the former hitting coach Rick Down to add Brian McNamee, Roger Clemens's former personal trainer and a central figure in the ongoing steroids scandal, to the team's coaching staff last season.
Most intriguingly given recent events there was a starring role for 75 minutes for Cesc Fàbregas, who really has had quite a week, and who remains, albeit for fairly prosaic, footballing reasons, a central figure in the struggles of this champion team.
Stevens, the 36-year-old captain, was the team's central figure in the first two rounds, a four-game sweep of Florida and a six-game ouster of Toronto.
Ernie Johnson, 87, Sept. 15: A former Newport Harbor High football coach who was the central figure in the documentary "Touchdown Newport" about the 1970 team that won its first league championship in 28 years.
Richard Virenque, the French cyclist who has been a central figure in the Tour de France drug scandal, has been dropped by the Festina team.
Despite Rodgers insisting his team have not turned into "the Mario Balotelli show", the Italian inevitably proved to be a central figure in the opening exchanges.
The central figure in the indictment was Mrs. Porges, 47.
Rusch was always the central figure in the Mets' offer.
Mr. Valentin called Thomas Smith the "central figure" in the conspiracy.
