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...rendered him mute and quadriplegic at birth, forcing him to write with a "unicorn stick" strapped to his forehead. Yet Christopher Nolan, 43, became a literary sensation, besting authors like Ian McEwan and Seamus Heaney to capture the 1988 Whitbread Award for his autobiography, Under the Eye of the Clock...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones | 2/26/2009 | See Source »

...Sosa as the "home-run kings for working families in America." McGwire, with forearms the size of a grown man's neck, 17 inches around, was a gate attraction unto himself, a modern wonder of the world. Ballparks opened their gates early and called in concession staffs to clock in early just to accommodate the thousands of fans who wanted to see him take batting practice. On September 9, Fox scrapped the season premieres of its prime-time Tuesday night shows to televise the game in which McGwire would hit his record-breaking 62nd home run. More than 43 million...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man Who Warned Baseball About Steroids | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...series, Housman made the first, but his second went straight off the back of the rim, floated high, and landed right in the hands of senior Andrew Pusar. After another miss and another offensive board, the ball was kicked out to Housman, who held the ball, staring at the clock. He waited until there were just under 20 seconds left on the shot clock, then faked right, spun left, and cut to the corner.The Quakers expected a drive, but Housman stopped and pulled back for a jumper that rattled around and fell in the net, as he careened...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Beats Penn at Palestra | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...take the lead. And with 37 ticks left, freshman Oliver McNally knocked the ball out of Princeton forward Kareem Maddox’s hands. But the ball bounced off McNally and out of bounds. The referees ruled that it was a change of possession, so the 35 second clock restarted, forcing Harvard to abandon its defensive game and foul.“We made a point of emphasis to get after them, get in the passing lanes,” Housman said. “We felt we should have gotten one more when Oliver fell out of bounds, that...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Edged by Princeton in Waning Moments | 2/23/2009 | See Source »

...Kenyi with three with one second on shot clock, Shroeder rsponds for Princeton...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: LIVE BLOG: Crimson at Princeton | 2/20/2009 | See Source »

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