History tells us that some GM is going to select the college player of the year several picks too early in this draft, and historically there's no likelier candidate than the team that drafted Adam Morrison and Cody Zeller.
Shas was forced into the opposition this year amid a rising tide of opposition to draft exemptions historically granted to ultra-Orthodox seminary students.
Historically, draft boards selected potential draftees on the basis of seniority by age.
Jones was a 14th-round draft pick from a historically black college, and he arrived in the N.F.L. when offensive players garnered most of the headlines.
In the introduction to "The Impossible Exile," I recount the visit I made to Ramapo Road, in Ossining, the improbable, forlorn spot, a mile uphill from Sing Sing Prison, where, in the summer of 1941, Zweig wrote the first draft of his self-effacing, historically revealing memoir, "The World of Yesterday".
Women have historically been exempt from the draft because they were barred from serving in combat positions.
Named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2012 NCAA Tournament for his prodigious work in leading the Wildcats to the national championship, the 19-year-old from Chicago has been compared to some historically good players as the draft approaches.
Historically, they have traded away first-round draft picks and relied on veteran players through trades or free agency.
The Humane Society of the United States, which helped draft the legislation, claimed in a press release that chimpanzees have "historically failed as a research model".
After a historically poor season, the Charlotte Bobcats enter the 2012 Draft with the highest odds of landing the No. 1 overall selection in the 2012 NBA Draft.
