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This game was not meant to be a close one, however. The B.U. blitzkrieg got underway with about 20 minutes left in the first half and never ended...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Field Hockey Hammered by B.U., 7-1 | 10/3/1996 | See Source »

...said. For a sport that draws strength from its past, from a time-honored tradition of statistical norms, the current offensive blitzkrieg is nothing short of homicidal...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, GREENE LINE | Title: If I Were... | 9/17/1996 | See Source »

BALTIMORE, Md.--The Harvard men's lacrosse team shot themselves in the foot yesterday, en route to losing 23-12 to the blitzkrieg attack of the University of Virginia. The Cavaliers played a strong game, but the Crimson was clearly not at its best...

Author: By Bo Williams, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Virginia Defeats M. Lacrosse 23-12 in NCAA Quarterfinal | 5/20/1996 | See Source »

...Palestinians pay off when the P.L.O. changed its charter, removing passages that denied Israel's right to exist. Now, the Prime Minister had a settlement to celebrate on a second front. He and U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher were preparing to announce that Grapes of Wrath, the blitzkrieg with which Israel had pounded Lebanon for 16 days, would soon end. A cease-fire agreement had been achieved. "Warren, you did it," Peres said, tilting his glass to the exhausted Christopher. The Israeli leader appeared almost euphoric, and also profoundly relieved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MIDDLE EAST: ENDING THE PAIN? | 5/6/1996 | See Source »

...touring professional team from Slovakia showed a certain savoir faire shooting the rock, connecting on 62 percent from the field. Although Harvard jumped out to a 11-2 lead early in the first quarter, the uncharacteristically sloppy and sluggish Crimson squad succumbed to the Cassovia's blitzkrieg, 85-64. Harvard's laissez-faire defense essentially handed Cassovia a carte blanche, entitling the Europeans to convert 20-of-29 field goal attempts in the first half...

Author: By Ethan G. Drogin, | Title: Euro Hoops | 11/17/1995 | See Source »

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