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...Connection). More whimsical designations usually focus on the scandal's most intriguing character: Ollie's Follies, Oliver's Twist, Cuckoo Iran and Ollie, and even (for fans of '50s rock 'n' roll) the Buddy-Ollie Story. Reagan's foes have played the name game with partisan glee: Dutch's Clutch, Gippergate, Iranaround, Iranoutaluck . . . well, you get the idea...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Scamgate Connection | 12/8/1986 | See Source »

Coach Don Allard attributed the loss to the Elis' clutch play and the horrendous field conditions. "Offensively, our main strength has been running the ball. With the field in this condition we just couldn't get going," said Allard...

Author: By Joseph C. Tedeschi, | Title: Bulldog Frosh Blank Crimson Counterparts, 27-0; Junior Varsity Sqauds Battle to Scoreless Tie | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

...after a scoreless second period--in which Princeton kept the Crimson in check with a clutch-and-grab game--Chiarelli's two goals early in the third period and MacDonald's final tally quieted the crowd and sealed the game for the Crimson...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Icemen Glide By Princeton, 6-2 | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

Keith Hernandez can be proud of cementing his reputation as Mr. Clutch. Jesse Orosco can be proud of the 10th hit of his career. Len Dykstra can be proud of being one of baseball's best gamers...

Author: By John Rosenthal, | Title: A World Series Retrospective | 10/29/1986 | See Source »

...season he managed to block out a mortal fear of failure. "We fail most of the time." Though the Angels tied the game in the bottom of the ninth and still had the bases loaded with only one out, Third Baseman Doug DeCinces and then Grich faltered in the clutch. After a couple of innings of outfielders' banging walls like cymbals clashing, Henderson's sacrifice fly finally and fittingly won. "I got no place to sleep tonight," Mauch said numbly. "I bet my house that DeCinces would get that run in from third...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Sweet and Lingering Joy | 10/27/1986 | See Source »

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