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...North were alive today, a half-century later, he might well draw inspiration from the labor disputes currently embroiling his beloved union in order to draft a sequel to the film that first garnered him the limelight: “The Day Hollywood Stood Still.” It would be tragedy on a smaller scale, the demise of the silver screen as seen on the silver screen. And unlike the original, this one would be based on actual events...
UMass-Lowell sophomore Ron Hainsey headlined the defensemen named to the team. Hainsey recently signed with the Montreal Canadiens and was optioned to their Quebec AHL franchise. Hainsey was the fourth-leading scorer among the nation's defensemen this season and the 13th pick of the 2000 entry draft...
...realized the nation needed to send its best players abroad to rub shoulders with the world's greatest hoopsters, despite concerns that China's fledgling league might not withstand an exodus of its headliners. Although Wang had been selected by the Mavericks in the second round of the 1999 draft, his team?the army-run August 1 Rockets? had refused to let him go. Only this year, in the wake of the Sydney debacle, did the dutiful soldier get his chance. "This is a very, very long process," says Michael Denzel, vice president of NBA Asia. "Frankly, we're just...
...year-old enjoyed a breakthrough season this year and he holds outsized potential. "It's almost impossible to find a man of his size who runs the court so well," says Terry Rhoads, marketing director for Nike in China. "I could see him ending up as the No. 1 draft pick this June." But Yao's bid is caught up in capitalist wrangling?and Chinese political calculations. His team, the Shanghai Sharks, is holding out for a hefty deal to compensate giving up its showcase player. And in a weird twist of realpolitik, Yao's chances of playing...
...thesis writer with a deadline immediately after spring break (most likely, as you read this, I am dashing to the math department with draft in hand) I spent vacation in a large and very quiet room perfecting my LaTeX skills. At some point in this wide expanse of unmarked time, it began to seem as if I and my thesis were alone in the world. In between chapters, I hit upon an idea...