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Rivers took it out on the golf ball, not the players. In today's game, screamers like Bob Knight earn more enmity than respect. According to both coaches and stress experts, volcanoes shouldn't be welcome in the white-collar world either. "Every time you embarrass a player on the sideline or in a huddle, it's a mistake," says Jim O'Brien, who quit as Boston Celtics coach in January after new general manager Danny Ainge traded away several of his favorite players. "You have to be man enough to apologize." That doesn't mean...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Management: Full-Court Stress | 4/5/2004 | See Source »

...have to, at least for a while. Anthony has already signed a contract for next season. And after that? "As long as I can sing and don't embarrass myself or the Met," says Anthony, "I'll sing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Tenor For All Seasons | 3/15/2004 | See Source »

...must’ve done something to displease the hockey gods, because your next opponent is an absolute tactical nightmare. For them, Objective No. 1 is to make you mess up, and Objective No. 1(a) is to embarrass you in the process. They choke off play in the neutral zone so tightly that you feel like you’re playing in a bathtub...

Author: By Jon PAUL Morosi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ON HOCKEY: Meehan Big Advantage for Brown; Princeton Fires Quesnelle | 3/12/2004 | See Source »

...thought it was a really entertaining and carefree event,” Mahan said. “I am happy to embarrass myself a little if it does something to improve social life on campus...

Author: By Robin M. Peguero, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘R-Rated’ Hypnotist Entrances Students | 3/8/2004 | See Source »

...Tenet cited the NIE, insisting, "Analysts differed on several important aspects of these programs, and those debates were spelled out in the estimate." The panel wants to see whether the caveats were included in the summary the White House got. If they were specified but ignored, the memo could embarrass Bush. If they weren't, it could embarrass Tenet. Either way, the memo could fuel the controversy swirling around how the White House made its case for going to war with Iraq--and could drive a wedge between Bush and the CIA director, whom the President has so far stood...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Summary Judgment | 3/1/2004 | See Source »

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