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...five children born to devout Chinese Lutherans, Jimmy, as he was known at Jonathan Dayton High School in Springfield, N.J., was a champion wrestler, an ace student and "a low-maintenance guy," according to his coach. A high school teammate recalls his wiry, 100-lb. friend as "well-mannered, disciplined and studious." Yee earned a ticket to West Point, from which he graduated in 1990. Later, after he rebelled against his Lutheran upbringing, converted to Islam and became a Muslim chaplain, he told anyone who would listen that his was a religion of peace. He lived quietly with his wife...
Although it finished 54 shots behind the champion Princeton Tigers, the Crimson put forth a fine effort on the tough layout at Yale University Golf Course...
...Rugby World Cup: For Love and Money Once More With Feeling As five-time formula One world champion Michael Schumacher waits on the grid of the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka on Oct. 12 he'll have one thing on his mind: the old F1 adage, "In order to finish first, first you have to finish." Going into the season's last race, he leads McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen by nine points, and just needs to finish in the first eight to secure a record-breaking sixth championship. Williams' Juan Pablo Montoya, touted by many F1 pundits as the heir...
...sportsman be a champion without being a winner? Richard Burns can. With three races left in this year's World Rally Championship, the English driver of the Peugeot team leads the points table - without winning a single race. While his nearest rival, Norway's Petter Solberg, has racked up a couple of wins, Burns has amassed points by consistently finishing second and third. TONY ASHBY/AFP-GETTY...
Boston has the AL batting champion in Bill Mueller—who will likely hit eighth, no less—and two MVP candidates in Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz. Mueller finished the regular season hitting .327, just one percentage point ahead of Manny. Manny hit 36 home runs, while David Ortiz came out of nowhere—well, fine, Minnesota—to belt 31 home runs...