I disabled the debug mode that I use to proof the News Stories and PBP.
It probably had nothing to do with the problem, but at least it is one variable I don't have to worry about now.
I did a lot of work dragging players and clearing out the DH lineups and depth charts and I edited the lineups and depth charts of several teams.
I had no crashes.
Then I played out 3 games with no crashes.
One good thing has come out of this problem -- I now back up after every game.