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...Anyway, these Aboriginals were sitting there, backed by gleaming skyscrapers that are the heart of new Sydney, and the woman asked the man if he were going to wait for the torch to pass by. "That's why I'm here," he said. "The torch means friendship." Broke my heart...
...went back to the pool for some diving, and this Texan, Laura Wilkinson, came from way back to win the women's platform - on a broken foot! She broke it practicing six months ago and hasn't had surgery yet. She had to wear a special shoe just to climb the ladder. In the last dives, she was nearly perfect, and the Chinese and Canadians started doing belly flops and cannonballs. The crowd was moaning, the dives were so bad. Wilkinson won, and said the foot felt fine: "I'm so happy I don't feel a thing...
...Crimson defense stopped Lafayette on the next possession. Junior defensive tackle Ryan Fitzgerald stopped sophomore running back Bill Stocker on second-and-8 and then junior cornerback Andy Fried broke up a pass on third down to force a Lafayette punt to the Harvard 41-yard line...
...most worrisome consequences may come from the issue that nearly broke the deal: expenditures by independent groups. Such "issue ads," paid for by groups such as the AFL-CIO or NRA, or even by individuals, could play a greater role in future campaigns as direct expenditures by candidates or parties decrease. Both Clinton and Lazio have asked such groups to refrain from advertising on their behalf, but there is no guarantee that the groups will do so. It is also unclear how widely this prohibition should apply: although Clinton was unrealistic in her demands that several groups supporting...
Field hockey's overtime rule, which reduces the play from 11-on-11 to 7-on-7, opens up the game and makes every single defensive stop crucial. On at least three occasions in the pair of overtimes, UMass broke downfield with an odd man rush, and every time sophomore back Katie Scott stepped up, stole the ball, and turned the momentum in Harvard's favor...