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...citizen-suit provision should allow people to sue the government for overprotection as well. In the 1992 case before the court, cattle ranchers and farmers in Oregon had sued to recover some $75 million in damages after the government cut off water to farms and ranches during a drought to help preserve two endangered species of fish downstream. Farmers watched their crops die, and ranchers were forced to sell cattle they couldn't feed. The case will now head back to the lower court for reconsideration...
...longest droughts in Celtic history (drought defined as consecutive years without a championship) have occurred during years when the ownership of the Celtics was not committed to winning championships. In the early 70s, John Y. Brown's ego forced Red to actually contemplate switching to the Knickerbockers. The current 'kid Gaston' era is an even bigger disgrace. Money won't be spent on free agents; there will no inventive trades around the salary cap (or mounting a legal challenge to the rule set up to keep the Celts and Lakers at bay); they won't hire competent coaches and general...
...will pass. Mark my words, the Celtics will win the next championship in this town. We could always fathom the seasonal disappointments of the Bruins and the Patriots, and the tragic downfalls of the Red Sox, because we always had the Celtics to fall back on. The latest Celtic drought will be followed by more reigns. John Walsh, Assistant Director for Design & Production, Harvard University Press
...named captain of the Yankees. His hiatus last year opened the door for the signings of first baseman Tino Martinez and, later, Cecil Fielder, who were both instrumental in the team's championship season. Mattingly's 14-year career coincided exactly with the Yankees' longest World Series drought since Babe Ruth joined the team. New York reached the finals in 1981, losing to the Dodgers, and were victorious in last year's against the Braves. Though hobbled since 1990 by recurrent back trouble, Mattingly came close twice. The Yankees were the AL's top team when the 1994 season...
Millar spotted his teammate right in front of the RPI net, and without hesitation, MacDonald rifled the puck home, ending his personal goal drought and putting the final touch on the 6-1 Harvard...