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When I played up on our defensive set, I was usually on Hartje, and I made a couple of plays I won't forget. Within a 30-second span, I blocked two of his shots. I never knew what it was like to look down the barrel of a loaded gun until then. Each one of the blocked shots had terrific hang-time. After hitting off my stick, the ball went 30 feet over the fence...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Hockey on Cement | 4/19/1988 | See Source »

Onstage physical stresses can be as fierce as any endured on the football field or basketball court. Actor Mark Frawley, late of Broadway's Starlight Express, had to barrel-jump over five people in the show's opening number. "You're wearing two 4-lb. skates and a costume weighing 25 lbs.," he notes. "In order to clear the people, I had to get my speed up to 35 m.p.h. It was a knee killer." Musicians face peril as well. Pinched nerves and muscle cramps caused by repetitive hand motions are common. Violinists suffer everything from fiddler's neck rash...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health & Fitness: The Oh-So-Not-So-Prime Players | 3/28/1988 | See Source »

Raymond completed a hat trick with Harvard leading 5-0 and only 17 seconds remaining in the first half. Boston College defender Perry O'Grady wasn't too happy about getting burned on the play, and decided to barrel into Raymond, although the ball was already in the back of the net. O'Grady's late hit earned him a two-minute penalty...

Author: By Nicholas N. Branca, | Title: Laxmen Soar Over Wingless Eagles; Defense Shines in 9-2 Crimson Win | 3/23/1988 | See Source »

Roll Out The Barrel...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Laxwomen Work Out With 10 Other Teams | 3/14/1988 | See Source »

...Will raise taxes to reduce budget deficit. Opposesbalanced budget amendment. EDUCATION:Favors federal grants to school districts forimproving science, math and foreign languageeducation, and grants to business for instructionin technology. TAXES: Will raise taxes onfamilies earning more than $200,000, increaseliquor and tobacco taxes, and supports a$10-per-barrel oil import tax. TRADE:Against all protectionist policies, calls fortightening sanctions against nations that violatefree trade practices...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Nationally Declared Candidates | 3/7/1988 | See Source »

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