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...Abbas was also miffed at the public discussion in the U.S. of Bush Administration plans to secure $86 million from U.S. Congress to arm forces loyal to Abbas for a looming battle with Hamas. According to one insider, Abbas had wanted this kept secret. "This has put us in more trouble with Hamas," griped one Abbas aide...
...last year, when Roddick made the final of the U.S. Open and later held three match points before losing to Federer in a round-robin match at the final event of the year, the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. Roddick hits his serve and forehand as though his right arm were bionic. But some of us still need convincing that he's added a genuine Plan B to his repertoire, and that his answer to any kind of trouble isn't merely to stop hitting hard and start hitting harder...
Instead, the Crimson’s starting point guard was lying down at University Health Services with an IV hooked up to her arm, dehydrated by a stomach virus that threatened to sideline her for the most important game of the team’s young season...
...Schottenheimer. That means better than Red Grange, Jim Brown, Walter Payton and Barry Sanders. Heck, Tomlinson even completed two of his three passes--both for touchdowns--and is a garish seven out of 10, with six TD tosses, in his career. With the dazzling runs, sure hands and strong arm, LT, as he is known, has created the ultimate matchup problem. He has set the new standard for what a running back can do--and with his team-first attitude, how a great athlete should comport himself. "The best way to describe LT is in four words," says former Dallas...
...splendid stiff-arm technique--using an outstretched limb like a jousting lance to repel defenders--adds yet another dimension. To LT, the term stiff-arm is a misnomer. "You're not just sticking your arm out," says Tomlinson. "You're punching the guy." One place to pummel is the chest, which knocks back bear-hugging tacklers. Another? "Smack-dab in the face mask," he says...