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Through the four years, so many things--both good and forgettable--have happened. There was one coach who told me where I could shove my tape recorder after his team had played poorly in an important match, and a soccer linesman once physically removed me away from a referee whom I was interviewing after a controversial game. But those are two of the few lowlights of my years here...
...linesman flagged [somebody else] for offsides, which was impossible because the goal went straight in off of a shot," Marcotullio said. "Fortunately, the referee went over to him, and they had a conference to straighten...
...season...21 penalties were called in Saturday's game, leading to nine Harvard power plays and seven for Brown. The teams played at full strength for only 36:23 out of a possible 62:49. For the record, the referees were Harry Ammian and Michael Saba. The linesman was Roger Monfette...Harvard's defense probably has quite a few black-and-blue marks after blocking 16 Brown shots in the game...The game was delayed twice because of poor ice conditions near the door leading to the Harvard players' bench. The Zamboni driver was summoned to patch...
Over the years, Jimmy Connors has treated spectators to phenomenal displays of tennis and temper -- and at the U.S. Open last week, he exhibited both again. In the second set of a match against Aaron Krickstein, Connors flared up when the umpire overruled a linesman and called one of his passing shots wide. In a one-minute tantrum, the 39-year-old, five-time Open winner called the offending official "a bum," "a son of a bitch" and "an abortion." From then on, Connors played brilliantly, and he took the 4-hr. 41-min. match in a tempestuous tie breaker...
Easy For You To Say: "I would tell her to do it every time, but she has to get a card," very egalitarian women's soccer Coach Tim Wheaton told the linesman after Crimson back Amy Weinstein made a diving block with her hands to stop the Green's Ginger Smith from scoring on an empty...