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...before half-time by breaking two more tackles to stroll into the end zone with a 28-yard score. Yes, in the third quarter, he did set up a field goal with a 79-yard sprint down the left sideline, leaving three more Harvard would-be tacklers clutching the brisk New Hampshire air. Three plays...eight broken tackles...17 points. In a 17-0 game, that does sound a bit like the difference...
Today: Sunny and brisk. High near 50. Northwest wind 15 to 25 mph diminishing during the afternoon. Tonight: increasing clouds late. Low 35 to 40. Sunday, mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. High...
...KRAYS. In the 1950s and '60s, these Cockney twins ruled the London underworld with silken sadism. Peter Medak's brisk docudrama understands the mom-obsessed brutality of the Krays. The sun set on the British Empire, and the vermin came out to play...
With the real estate market slumping, some homeowners think it takes a miracle to sell a house these days. Not just any broker can perform one, so many sellers are turning to an expert: St. Joseph. Religious-goods merchants in several cities have been surprised at the brisk sales of St. Joseph statues, which homeowners bury in their yards in the belief the saint will drum up some business. The hopeful sellers inter the statues headfirst, with the feet toward heaven...
...designed as a challenger to Porsche and Ferrari, but may actually top them in comfort and high-tech efficiency. The all-aluminum NSX, which weighs just 3,000 lbs., has a top speed of 168 m.p.h. and can accelerate from 0 to 60 m.p.h. in a brisk 5.6 sec. Reviews in the automotive press have been ecstatic. "Compared with the NSX," said Automobile magazine, "a Chevrolet Corvette felt like it was from the Iron Age. A Ferrari 328 felt ponderous, massively challenging to drive, and not terribly quick...