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...sure they were going to foul right away.”What followed would have been completely unbelievable if not viewed in the context of what had just occurred in the last minute.Harvard was successful in inbounding the ball to its free throw specialist Goffredo. The junior guard was immediately trapped by two Tigers players, who aggressively went after the ball, possibly fouling Goffredo in the process. Instead of turning to the official and asking for timeout, Goffredo attempted to step through the double-team and get off a pass. The ball was deflected straight...
...drink beer out of my leg. How many people can do that?" Specialist Matthew Braddock takes a breather from the pound of pork ribs he's packing away to show off his prosthetic leg. The 25-year-old National Guardsman props his mechanical limb on the picnic table so everybody at Rudy's Country Store and Bar-B-Q can see. Then he rolls up the sleeve of his battle-dress uniform and points to the long, wide, nasty scar left by the explosion that took his leg in northern Iraq a year ago. People come by afterward to slap...
...woke up, did he learn that the armor plating he had been wearing on his chest had saved him from a large piece of shrapnel. "If I hadn't had body armor, I'd be dead," he says. Braddock got a Purple Heart, and he and his buddies--Specialist Josiah Jurich, Sergeant Charles Jordan and Staff Sergeant Marvin Albert II--were all awarded Bronze Stars. He was alive, with just one small regret. "They burned my helmet and Kevlar vest." O.K., two regrets. "I wanted a cool scar, like this," says Braddock, slashing his hand across his eye. He wears...
...HARRISON FORD In the new thriller Firewall, Harrison Ford plays a computer-security specialist taken hostage by identity thieves...
...think the Games will boost their city. "This is a fantastic opportunity to give Torino an international showcase," says Grissiotto. And even sophisticated Italians may decide to join the party if native athletes start to pick up gold. After winning five World Cup races so far this season, slalom specialist Giorgio Rocca could fill the giant boots of legendary skier Alberto Tomba. Carolina Kostner gives Italy its first real shot at women's figure-skating glory in years. And a strong contingent of cross-country skiers and lugers could stand on the podium. Yet organizers admit the real newsmakers...