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...over to Braddick because "I ain't no spring chicken"; after a two-hour struggle, the fish gave up. The next day thousands of locals and tourists crowded the Montauk marina to see the shark, which weighed 3,450 lbs., 800 lbs. heavier than the International Game Fish Association champ, caught off Australia in 1959. Braddick's brute may not qualify for the record books, however. The 150- lb. test line he used exceeds the allowed strength...
...cinematography reaches its peak in the paddle-off between Paul and Lili's boyfriend, Liu (Wang Xiao) as the former fights to prove himself true to his heritage and the latter to retain his girlfriend and his title as ping-pong champ. Showing the anguish and competitiveness of both contenders, this scene goes beyond a mere ping-pong contest and touches both characters at their souls...
After stunning defending champ Brown, Harvard became the team to beat--and it was the captains' job to keep up team morale and get divers and swimmers cheering for each other...
...Kentucky's Keeneland race- course. "We think he enjoys it," says Trainer Ron McAnally. Assured by doctors that the gelding's leg was fully healed, McAnally says it will be at least three months before John Henry can race again. Meanwhile, McAnally's immediate job is to get the champ back in shape. He's about 50 to 70 lbs. overweight, reports McAnally. "But he's in good health and condition." He spent his retirement "just galloping...
...likely to inspire news organizations to write fresh guidelines about interviewing terrorists or cutting deals with fugitives. Such rules can never cover all possible contingencies anyway. Nonetheless, greater care should be exercised to ensure that a terrorist does not use the interview simply for his own means. If Correspondent Champ asked tough, probing questions of Abbas--about the murder of Passenger Klinghoffer, for example--the televised excerpts did not reflect it. NBC may have won a scoop, but it lost the larger battle for first-rate journalism...