Word: sampson
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sort of the Sampson effect in reverse: after their first brush with success, ingenues chop off their locks as if to prove their power does not flow from their follicles. The most recently shorn is Felicity star KERI RUSSELL, who, by cutting her hair, banished one of the highlights of her show's first season. In the tidal wave of fame that followed the release of Pretty Woman, JULIA ROBERTS got cropped. And GWYNETH PALTROW ditched her do upon garnering acclaim for Emma. Maybe it's just a way to avert fallout...
Cleveland (Gooden 8-6) at Minnesota (Sampson...
...earlier this year. Foreign-born players like Dooley, who played for the U.S. in the 1994 World Cup, combined with the fast-rising level of home-grown talent have turned the U.S. team from international doormat to contender. "The mix is good for competition within the team," says Steve Sampson, the first native-born American to coach the team. "We are playing with a high level of confidence. We fear no one, and we've learned not to over-respect everybody. We no longer play not to lose. We play...
...World Cup, Sampson has installed a new formation, 3-6-1 in soccer parlance, that features six midfielders and a lone striker up front, to take advantage of the team's speed, and the fact that Sampson hasn't been able to find a pair of forwards who work well together. Most teams use two strikers and three or four midfielders. The idea is that there are two midfielders whose role is primarily offense, two who hang back to defend, and two wing halves who do both...
...squad has been largely overhauled by Sampson, and the fight for starting positions has been fierce. Stalwarts, including the popular Uncle Sam-goateed defender Alexi Lalas and Marcello Balboa, have been benched. Lalas' spot has been taken by David Regis, a fluid fullback who was born in Martinique, lives in France and plays in Germany. Regis is married to an American, and he got his citizenship papers just before the U.S. team left for France. Regis was tutored for his citizenship test by other players, and soon after becoming an American answered his phone to hear the national anthem being...