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...firings no doubt reflects the pressures to win immediately, a pressure that is even more intense in today's floundering economy. "Where teams would be patient with coaches before, today they have to act as quickly as they can," says a team executive. "If a change on the bench can create value for your team, you're going to do it. You can't risk alienating your fans by just standing by while a team loses. In this climate, they won't be responding to those season-ticket notices come spring...
...visit from the EMS unit. Even the minimal choreography - lots of arm thrusts and quick marches across the stage - seems to wear her out. In between songs, she gasps for air and grabs for her bottle of Gatorade as if she were an NFL cornerback returning to the bench after a 60-yard interception return. Halfway through the 2 1/2-hr. concert, she pulls out a chair and plops down into it for a couple of numbers. We catch our breath along with...
...Davis said that McCain was still “very happy” with his choice of Palin as his running mate, but that he wished the Republican Party had a “deeper bench...
...shown so far that it can play as many as ten different players throughout the game, with little drop-off from the starters to the reserves. “We played 10 guys tonight and I anticipate we’re going to have to continue to use our bench, especially now, after double-overtime,” Amaker said after the Northeastern game. “[We have just] a couple days and travel and then we play a very quick and athletic George Washington team. So we’re going to need to use our bench...
...points, eight rebounds, six assists, and four steals as his team won its second road game of the season after they won zero roadies last year. It was the fourth straight game he led the team in scoring. Freshman guard Max Kenyi added 12 points off the bench, including the biggest basket of the game against the Raiders (2-5). His team clinging to a one-point lead at 62-61 and less than 90 seconds to go, Kenyi, coming off a zero-point performance in a loss Wednesday against Boston University, got the ball from senior guard Drew Housman...