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...astounding: scrub plains without the scrub, prairie land without the prairie grass. The eye, schooled to scout such familiar terrain for equally familiar landmarks, scanned briefly for cactus until common sense reminded the viewer that there would be none. "The little engine that could," said Manning after the first clutch of pictures appeared, "did." Added Muirhead: "We've scored a major home run here...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNCOVERING THE SECRETS OF MARS | 7/14/1997 | See Source »

Harvard baseball under Walsh has always been based on a simple formula of solid defense, an aggressive running game and timely hitting. Harvard's offense this season was largely faceless, as each of the starting nine had several clutch performances throughout the course of the season...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, | Title: Giant Killers | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...point in the Ivy League that we never thought we would lose," Albers said. "It wasn't a question of whether we were going to win, but who would come through in the clutch...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, | Title: Giant Killers | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

...Ling is not alone. Weitzel coined names for other IM stars as well. Algra is "The Money Store" because he's so clutch; Cho is "The Sparkplug;" Sanchez is Herman "The House" Sanchez; Dosios is "The Greek Wonderchild;" Nicholson is "The General;" and Reid is "The Interior Muscle," for his rebounding skill...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Seniors Lead Cabot to Glory in Straus Cup Competition | 6/5/1997 | See Source »

Five days after beating Princeton to clinch the Ivy League title, sophomore starter Donald Jamieson (5-2) won another rubber match, pitching a five-hit complete game for the victory. Of course, he got a little help from any pitcher's two best friends--defense and clutch hitting...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, | Title: Baseball Goes To NCAA Finals | 5/19/1997 | See Source »

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