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...plan would give prison time to the passenger who stands in the aisle fastidiously folding his blazer--"like he's in the color guard at Arlington National Cemetery," comedian Dennis Miller once put it--before placing it in an otherwise empty overhead, defying you to crush it with your carry...
...heart of the Fabulous Five--the storied University of Kentucky basketball team that won two consecutive NCAA championships in the late '40s--was speedy three-time All-American Ralph Beard. The point guard, who helped the U.S. win gold at the 1948 Olympics, was playing in the pros three years later when officials accused him and others of having taken bribes to influence Kentucky games. That betting scandal--the biggest in college-basketball history--got him ejected from the NBA for life. Beard, who admitted taking $700 from gamblers but insisted he never shaved points, said, "It will be with...
Which is why the critics' claim that this NIE report is a mandate for a new and soft Iranian policy is wrong. John Edwards immediately said the report justified his vote against designating the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist organization and imposing sanctions on it. But the NIE's major conclusion is that Iran calibrates its nuclear efforts--including the suspension of the weaponization part--in a real-world cost-benefit reaction to outside pressure. It makes the case precisely for sanctions...
...last night at Lavietes Pavilion. But what suffered for the Crimson last night were the little things—free-throw shooting, layups, and getting hands in the faces of shooters.“It’s hard, and today was a real battle,” junior guard Niki Finelli said. “It’s finishing our little shots that counted today. We need to take pride in those individually in finishing, and that’s what it came down to.”LIGHTS OUTProvidence was supposed to be good?...
BOSTON—Long distance shots launched by Boston University (2-6) guards sunk the Harvard (4-5) men’s basketball team in a 79-72 loss at Case Gym after a lackluster first half for the Crimson was redeemed by stellar play from Harvard juniors.Harvard watched the Terriers go 8-of-14 from three-point range, draining their first four attempts. By the end of play, BU’s sophomore guard and leading scorer Carlos Strong was 5-of-8 from long distance and had 22 points. Fellow sophomore guard Corey Lowe took top honors...