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Delma Banks Jr. was as good as dead on March 12, 2002, when the Supreme Court ordered a stay of execution with only a few minutes to spare. That was his 15th scheduled execution date. A black man convicted of murder in 1980 by an all-white jury, Banks appealed his death sentence on the grounds of racial bias, defense incompetence and prosecutorial misconduct. Only these last two claims were accepted for review...
That score does not tell the tale of Harvard’s season, however. Seeded 15th in a 16-team tournament, the Crimson defied the odds and surprised many on its improbable march to yesterday’s title match. Along the way, it knocked off the No. 2 team in the country in Utah, No. 10 in Penn State and third-ranked Army...
...Baseball Hall of Fame has canceled a celebration in honor of the 15th anniversary of the movie Bull Durham. Hall of Fame president Dale Petroskey doesn't like the way Durham stars SUSAN SARANDON and TIM ROBBINS have been speaking out against the war in Iraq. Petroskey wrote to the two that their "very public criticism of President Bush at this important--and sensitive--time in our nation's history ... could put our troops in even more danger." Robbins shot back in his own letter, "You belong with the cowards and ideologues in a hall of infamy and shame." Well...
Women who can't manage weekly or even monthly get-togethers can still find ways to nurture their friendships. Jane Chittick, 52, gathers with six of her childhood friends once a year for an all-girl slumber-party weekend. The tradition, in its 15th year, started in 1988 at a high school reunion when Chittick invited her friends to stay at her mother's Morton, Ill., house during the event. After a night of talking and laughing, the group decided to meet at a different location every summer. During the rest of the year, the women, who live across...
...strong second-place finish was paralleled by freshman Vince Porter’s third place result. Sailing single-handed in a Laser, Porter started slowly, with an 11th and a 15th place in his first three runs. After that, though, Porter finished Sunday strong, with second and first places in his last three runs cementing a third place overall...