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...join just any side. Having made only nine national-team appearances, the U.S.'s third-string goalkeeper suddenly found himself manning the posts for Manchester United, the most famous club on the globe, an institution despised and worshiped beyond all reason and "built," according to manager Sir Alex Ferguson, "on bigger foundations and history than any club in the country." It's as if a boy grew up outside Paris playing baseball - a boy poor and coping with Tourette's syndrome besides - and ended up as catcher for the New York Yankees. Usually, men aren't the subjects of fairy...
...also his lack of flourish, his no-nonsense ball distribution. Then last spring, disillusioned with World Cup hero Fabien Barthez and on the prowl, Coton watched a tape of Howard's recent performances that, by the end, had him perched on the edge of his chair. He found Ferguson and said, "You've got to see this." Coton didn't doubt that Howard was physically ready. In fact, he believed that, with the typical goalkeeper peaking in his early 30s, "we could have a big player on our hands for years to come." Equally appealing was the fact that...
Members of Radcliffe crew, sporting painted stomachs in support of the Crimson, lined against the glass behind the far-end goal. The band came in full force to egg on Dartmouth goalie Amy Ferguson and cheer on the home team...
...team that’s this young, to have a guy with his experience and his poise is huge,” Des Moines coach Bob Ferguson said. “We’re a different team with...
Ironically, Lane’s initial decision to opt for a longer schedule has taken him back to the USHL, which plays a schedule of mostly Friday and Saturday games. And his hockey season will end much earlier than usual, since Lane returns to Cambridge during intersession, though Ferguson said there has been some talk of Lane flying to Des Moines for late-season games...