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...Flynn said. Flynn sang Aretha Franklin’s “Think” for her main song and succeeded in the first round, but the next panel of judges were not so receptive to her talent and so she went home without her 15 minutes of fame on film. “It was a fun experience, but I’m glad I don’t have to do it again!” she said. —Staff writer Alexandra C. Bell can be reached at acbell@fas.harvard.edu...
...After losing a strong 2005 senior class, the swimming team had high expectations for its senior captain and previous Honorable Mention All-American swimmer. Cromwell has not disappointed. Already one of the best swimmers in the league, this record only adds to Cromwell’s fame, The co-captain had been an integral part of a team pushing to garner yet another EISL championship and impress at the Eastern Championships, as he consistently has placed in the top three spots in his individual races while bolstering the relay teams with his impressive times. One such performance occurred...
...Swann is attempting what another NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver-and a former Seattle Seahawk no less-failed to do just four years ago. Steve Largent, one of the NFL's all-time leading receivers and a former Oklahoma congressman, lost his Oklahoma gubernatorial bid in 2002 despite initially being considered the favorite. But Swann has certainly gotten off to a good start, even before the Steelers' stunning championship run. He is leading his main opponent, former Lieutenant Governor Bill Scranton, in an ongoing straw poll of GOP state committee members. Scranton has also had to spend quite...
...Bettis, the Hall of Fame-bound fullback may soon be looking for a new line of work after ending his 13-year football career with a Super Bowl victory in his hometown of Detroit. But unlike Swann, it won't be in politics. "No way, not at all! I've got no interest," declared Bettis inside the celebratory locker room, where he lingered long after most of his teammates had left the stadium...
...Ashlee Simpson, Clarkson is almost always portrayed as a wholesome, unsophisticated girl with an outsize natural talent--a bumpkin with a gift. She really was a cocktail waitress at a comedy club in her hometown of Burleson, Texas, before an Idol audition started her on the road to fame, but it's rarely noted that Clarkson already lived in Hollywood (she was only in Burleson because her apartment burned down), or that, as a demo singer for Gerry Goffin, the ex-husband of Carole King and co-writer of Up on the Roof and (You Make Me Feel Like...