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...doing so ended Alabama’s season. As the crowd roared, Sylvester picked up the ball and celebrated, running in a crouch with his palms facing the ground and pumping his arms as if he were double-dribbling. The act lasted less than three seconds, but a flag was thrown. Sylvester was charged with a personal foul for unsportsmanlike conduct...

Author: By George Hayward | Title: Sportsmanlike Conduct | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

...couldn’t believe it. The lowly Utes of the University of Utah had defeated the seemingly unstoppable Crimson Tide from Alabama—and there was a flag on the field. I couldn’t get over the absurd penalty call, and it got me thinking that the NCAA needs to abandon their draconian rules regarding ‘excessive’ celebration...

Author: By George Hayward | Title: Sportsmanlike Conduct | 1/8/2009 | See Source »

...Before Israeli bombs fell outside the school, some 400 Palestinians fleeing shelling of the Jabalya refugee camp had taken shelter inside Fakhura, hoping that the U.N. flag would shield them from harm, according to survivors. Earlier, the U.N., which oversees relief efforts for more than 800,000 Palestinians in Gaza, had passed along the coordinates of all its schools and buildings to the Israeli military so that its humanitarian missions would be spared attack...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: U.N.: No Hamas Fighters in Bombed Gaza School | 1/7/2009 | See Source »

...Miller to carry the flag for the big men inside, and he delivered. With Bryant seemingly holding down the Santa Clara interior, Miller beat him twice in the first half with reverse layups off passes from his classmate, guard Jeremy...

Author: By Ted Kirby, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Forward Comes Up Big Against Taller Team | 1/6/2009 | See Source »

...Iraqi officials, the United States celebrated the next step in the U.S.-Iraq diplomatic relationship with the dedication of its sprawling new embassy in Baghdad on Monday. The 104-acre complex is the largest U.S. embassy in the world. "Today is about more than raising a flag and dedicating an embassy. It is about new direction and a new future," said U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, standing on an outdoor stage with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte. "In the security agreement, we have made commitments, and we will fulfill those commitments while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opening Day for Enormous New US Embassy in Iraq | 1/5/2009 | See Source »

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