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The U.S. hasn't only been phenomenal. Like Crawford, it's been unusual. At the start of the 200-m final Thursday night, the Greek crowd ignored the public address announcer's pleas for quiet, whistling and booing in support of Kostas Kederis, the 2000 Olympic champ from Greece who...
She learned that lesson during World War II, when as a 31-year-old file clerk for the OSS (Office of Strategic Services, precursor of the CIA), she met her future husband Paul, who ran the OSS war room. She had no love of food, having been raised in Pasadena...
I think they can be beaten, though it makes sense that they'll get better with each passing game. But I love this in sports. Some team or player completely screws up, and then they say, "You know, we learned a lesson." You learned a lesson? Like if you jack...
New World winemakers have always chafed under Europe's 75% share of the $7 billion global-export market. But Australia, with the help of its Shiraz, managed to overtake France as the No. 2 exporter to the U.S., bested only by Italy. South Americans have also learned a little something...
Betting big on one athlete is risky, so companies have learned to diversify their superstar portfolios "like any good financial planner," says Paul Swangard, managing director of the Warsaw Sports Marketing Center at the University of Oregon. "Nobody wants to be left hanging with the next Dan and Dave," he...