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...Northwestern players ultimately pleaded guilty to gambling charges growing out of a point-shaving scheme to fix three basketball games in 1995. In return for payoffs from gamblers, the players agreed to hold down the score so that Northwestern would lose by more than the oddsmakers' point spread...
...wouldn't they? The leagues are looking for ways--any ways--to raise revenue, from putting a stand-up comedian on MNF to those hideous "turn-back-the-clock" days in baseball to the NBA's inane camera scheme...
...Harvard will crowd the line of scrimmage with up to eight defenders by walking senior strong safety Mike Brooks up to stop the run and leave the corners in isolation coverage on opposing wide receivers. This scheme contributed to some of the problems last year defending the pass...
...that I've got the knack of bartering, I'm thinking like an entrepreneur--or maybe a rug saleswoman--as I scheme to get the best deals and make my junk seem like a steal. I'm getting so bold that I'm thinking of doing an auction or two. Maybe my day job hasn't sapped my adventurous spirit after...
...basing his entire campaign for the next few weeks on the one group that is not fully benefiting from the Clinton economy. "It's the kind of speech you would make during a recession," says a former White House official. And some centrists see that as a risky scheme. "Only your core constituency will respond to the victim message," says Democratic Leadership Council president Al From. "The problem with playing the grievance card is that you undermine your message--if all you can talk about is what's wrong, you can't play your strongest card, which is everything...