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...Midway through the first half, a torrential downpour coupled with biting cold wind forced many of the spectators to seek shelter behind a nearby van or port-o-potty. Those who stayed witnessed Fritz’s goal, scored at the height of the downpour...
...style beach landings and run up mountains while carrying boats. Physically demanding, the weird regime also hones the mental toughness archers need to consistently plunk arrows into a bull's-eye 70 m away. But a few athletes are fighting back, criticizing such workouts as not worth the risk. Midway through the August training camp, which was meant to prepare athletes for the Archery World Championship held two weeks ago in Beijing, four male archers suddenly quit. The Korean Archery Association responded by barring them from international competition for periods ranging from one to five years. Said Jung...
Where, then, are our possible weaknesses? The first may lie in the military. If the future of warfare between the U.S. and its foes is no longer a reprise of the Battle of the Bulge or the Battle of Midway but something more insidious, then the almost $300 billion we have been spending each year at the Pentagon's request might have little utility. Ironically, at the beginning of this year the Hart-Rudman report on security challenges to the U.S. very clearly identified terrorist attacks on the American homeland as something we were not well prepared for. The report...
...Crimson came out strong in the second half as they increased the intensity and had more success moving the ball around. Mejias made a crucial save midway through the second half to keep Harvard in the game, as he made a diving stop on a one-on-one break...
Heeding its coachs advice, the Crimson came out with a renewed confidence in the second half. The turning point came about midway through the second frame when senior keeper Dan Mejias made a brilliant kick save off of a knee-high blast from the penalty spot. Mejias was solid all game, registering five saves while facing 18 Torero shots...