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Trailing 6-0 at that point, and apparently fed up with starting quarterback Chris Metz's performance, Cornell coach Bob Blackman sent back-up Doug Fusco out to get the ball into the end zone. Or at least toward the end zone...
Allard, a junior who was expected to battle senior Mike Buchanan for the back-up role behind Cuccia, stole the show, scoring three touchdowns and sparking a second-half drive that put the Huskies to rest...
...Wash., eating a cheeseburger and perusing a flight manual. He had been taking flying lessons and hoped to have his pilot's license within a matter of days. It was not to be. Two undercover federal agents had recognized him in the restaurant and discreetly called for a back-up car with two more agents, who arrived and confirmed his identity by the mole on his left cheek. Lester, dressed in shorts and sweatshirt after a 14-mile run, looked up to find three agents crouching with their pistols leveled at him. When...
...shimmers of graceful light from thousands of mother-of-pearl sequins on the bride's wedding gown. Designers David and Elizabeth Emanuel ultimately proved to be more adept at keeping close to the ground than Gildersleeve and Beevis. After putting the word around that they had prepared several back-up dresses in case of a security breach, they finally fessed up that there was only one after all. But it was enough, and then some. It balanced stately splendor and storybook fantasy and was altogether a knockout. "The fairyness was us," David Emanuel said. "The regalness...
...save money, Hudson's designers have cut out many of the back-up systems that NASA rockets use. Space agency officials worry about the resulting risks. Hannah points out, however, that his company carries $25 million in flight-liability insurance to cover any mishap. If a runaway Percheron came down in, say, the Houston Astrodome, $25 million might not even begin to cover the costs...