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Franklin & Marshall's number-one seed, Lee Belknap, continued the tripartite domination, defeating Clark in four games. Clark went on to crush Brown's top player, but eventually fell to Princeton's number-three player, Jen Roose...

Author: By Rebecca D. Knowles, | Title: W. Squash Hamstrung At Princeton Tourney | 12/11/1990 | See Source »

...isolation room all day. His crime? Refusal to cut his 7- in. ponytail. Zach is taught by substitute teachers but is banned from his gym classes and from eating in the cafeteria. He says he has nightmares that the walls of the classroom will close in and crush...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Hair-Raising Punishment | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

...Giants juggernaut crush quicksilver Montana? He is still the best there is at escaping the pass rush until he can spot and hit a teammate downfield. Often his target is All-Pro wide receiver Jerry Rice, who led the league in mid-November in touchdown catches (11 in 10 games). The Giants can counter with the league's stingiest pass defense. Its members include blitzing linebackers Taylor and Pepper Johnson, along with cornerback Everson Walls from Dallas and safety Dave Duerson from Chicago, both acquired this season to put extra heat on receivers. Says Taylor: "We don't just beat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The (Surprise!) Game of the Year | 12/3/1990 | See Source »

...massive cram session, as earnest people try to understand the complex forces at work and calculate the potential costs, human and material, of going to war. Until the Administration makes clear whether its goal is to defend Saudi Arabia, or protect the flow of oil, or free Kuwait, or crush Saddam, or punish aggression, or all of these, the public may not be able to find much justice in the cause -- or judge whether it is a goal worth dying...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Giving Peace a Chance | 11/26/1990 | See Source »

...love the crush of humanity when "Track Eight" is finally announced and reams of people flock to the gate as if to greet the Messiah. Most of all, I love toying with people's emotions by acting unsure about whether I am actually saving the seat next...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: On the Road Again | 11/21/1990 | See Source »

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