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...story. The middling hurler - whose career record stands at 138-119 - claims he dropped acid not knowing it was a game day, and took the hill despite being "high as a Georgia pine." He tells viewers about imagining Jimi Hendrix in the batter's box, Richard Nixon calling balls and strikes and coping with a ball that constantly shifted in size. But despite these drug-induced hallucinations (and eight walks), Ellis stifled the Padres, striking out six. It may not be an achievement Major League Baseball is eager to commemorate, but Ellis would likely find Blagden's cartoon tribute enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dock Ellis Recalls His Trippy No-Hitter | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

...thought Claire Wheeler put the ball in the basket, but there were times when she was a superstar and times when she [could have played] a whole lot better,” Smith said...

Author: By Christen B. Brown, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Scorers Power Through Black Bears | 11/18/2009 | See Source »

...Friday] was a bit more of a struggle, but we fought through it,” senior co-captain Tommy Gray said. “It was a really good prep for the meet against Cornell, [which] really got the ball rolling...

Author: By Alexandra J. Mihalek, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mixed Results To Begin Fall Campaign | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

...Once he came back after the six games, he’s really helped us,” fellow freshman Brian Rogers said. “He’s really calm on the ball, has a great soccer IQ, he’s a physical presence—he’s huge—and his partnership with [sophomore defender Baba] Omosegbon has been one of our biggest strengths...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Freshman Picks Right Time To Step Up | 11/17/2009 | See Source »

Sure enough, the President of Iran re-emerged as optimistic as ever. "We have now entered a stage of cooperation," Ahmadinejad said in a televised interview, and observed that "there is no more talk of suspension" of Iran's nuclear program in the negotiations. According to Keyhan, the ball is now in the U.S.'s court. They quote an "informed source" as saying, "Clearly, the West needs to make an agreement with Iran and we have provided them with the means to save face." The source continued, "From this point onwards, everything depends on how far the West can correctly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's Nuke Standoff and Ahmadinejad's Woes | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

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