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Word: performancee (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2000
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In the fifth, with the rain threatening to end the game in a tie, Abeles crushed a two-out offering from Zitarelli to put the Crimson up by one. The clutch performance came just in time, as the game was called due to heavy rain the very next inning. The...

Author: By Derek J. Kaufman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Softball Tops Defending Ivy Champ Cornell, 1-0 | 4/10/2000 | See Source »

Among them are new forms of storytelling. Blindspot by Darcy Steinke is a multimedia tale about a nervous young mom taking care of her baby one night while she waits for her philandering husband to come home. As the story unfolds, you can hear her clock strike midnight, read meandering...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Clicking on the Canvas | 4/10/2000 | See Source »

Nonetheless, the human race is undeniably becoming a faster race. Since the beginning of the past century, track-and-field records have fallen in everything from sprints to miles to marathons. The performance arc is clearly rising, but no one knows how much higher it could climb. At some point...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Anyone Ever Run A 3 Minute Mile? | 4/10/2000 | See Source »

By almost any standard, the best yardstick for measuring how steadily--if slowly--athletic performance has improved is the mile run. In 1900 the record for the mile was a comparatively sleepy 4 min. 12 sec. It wasn't until 1954 that Roger Bannister of Britain cracked the 4-min...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Anyone Ever Run A 3 Minute Mile? | 4/10/2000 | See Source »

Runners are not the only athletes for whom souped-up genetics could mean souped-up performance. If baseball players could increase their bat speed, home runs that barely clear the fence could fly hundreds of feet farther. Boost leg strength in a football kicker, and a 60-yd. field goal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Anyone Ever Run A 3 Minute Mile? | 4/10/2000 | See Source »

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