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What ensues in the sporting world where no standards of excellence or value are set aside is plurality of honor and accomplishment. Awards in the NBA are given to the best non-starter (sixth man award), and in the Olympics athletes are dubbed “most decorated?? even if they have failed to win a gold medal. During the 2002 World Series the MLB unveiled their top 10 “most memorable moments” with the top moment going to Carl Ripken Jr. playing the most consecutive games of all time...

Author: By Marcel E. Moran | Title: After Virtue and Basketball | 3/12/2010 | See Source »

...wonder John Harvard looks just a tiny bit smug as he gazes out over Harvard Yard. Tourists travel from all over the world to rub his burnished foot. FM reports on a day in the life of Harvard’s most “decorated?? celebrity...

Author: By Molly C. Wilson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Minute by Minute: A Day in the Life of John Harvard | 10/9/2003 | See Source »

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