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Swimmers duked it out in the 200-meter freestyle at Blodgett Pool, gymnasts twirled and tumbled in the floor event at Gordon Indoor Track, and power lifters competed to see who could hoist the most iron at the Palmer Dixon Strength and Conditioning Center...
Still, in order to finally hoist his trophy, O’Connor would have to face an old, all-too-familiar foe. Seventh-ranked Pami eliminated O’Connor in the championships a year ago, and although the Crimson grappler got the upper hand in a matchup earlier this season, the Cal Poly senior was not ready to concede...
...window’s repair. “We decided that they had to be doing something metaphorically or spiritually,” she told us. “There’s no way those little sticky things”—the suction cups used to hoist the glass into its new position on the second floor of Quincy—“could have held that entire thing...
...scripted as his Sunday tournament garb. But even with his myth punctured and his personal life in tatters, Tiger can still lean on his talent. As much as we love tearing down our idols, we're suckers for tales of redemption, and one Sunday next year, Woods will hoist another trophy. At that point, perhaps we can admire the achievement without deifying the athlete--and stop mistaking public prowess for private virtue...
...wounds in $100 bills and still have a few hundred million to spare. But history's best golfer will undoubtedly seize the chance to repair his reputation the way he earned it in the first place. One Sunday next year, Woods will catch fire, tear past the competition and hoist another trophy. When that happens, let's hope fans remember that public prowess does not equal private virtue, and that we should reserve our adulation for those whom we know are actually deserving...