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...contest was a classic showdown between two of the country's top goaltenders, matching each other spectacular save for spectacular save. Michigan freshman Marty Turco and Maine junior Blair Allison each recorded over 50 saves...
...TIME F. LEE BAILEY'S AVIDLY anticipated showdown with Los Angeles police detective Mark Fuhrman was over last Friday, the lawyer was in a chatty mood--and fairly pleased with his own performance. "Johnnie Cochran and O.J. Simpson understand that jury the way no white lawyer will. Days 2 and 3 of Fuhrman's cross, we got very good vibes," he explained to Time. "I'm not Perry Mason; nobody is. Other lawyers whom I respect told me that given what I had to work with, it was good. Norman Mailer called me and said it was flawless...
...half of the enclave, is shy, soft spoken and uncomfortable around foreigners. Jalal Talabani, who controls the east, is a garrulous jet-setter who mixes well at embassy parties. The only thing the two have in common is a long-standing hatred for each other. In an increasingly bitter showdown that has turned Kurd against Kurd, they are, says a Western diplomat in Ankara, willing to "risk committing national suicide...
Harvard must also avoid looking past Penn to an exciting showdown with Duke next Saturday. The Blue Devils (5-1) are ranked sixth in the country, and they should give the Crimson, ranked 19th, an idea of how far it has come and how much farther it has to go to contend for a national championship...
First of all, the formation of rooming and blocking groups often ends up being a showdown of declaring friendship, leaving many uneasy with the fear of hurting others' feelings. The sad truth is that friends who think, talk and act alike do not necessarily live alike, especially when the space is limited to where there is not enough room to put a second desk...