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...after that, things hardly got better. The team won only two of its next five games, none against powerhouses, and then went on one of its longest losing streaks ever--a seven-gamer featuring home losses to Vanderbilt (by 38 points), Penn (by 22) and Princeton...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: Penn Game Highlights W. Basketball Season | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

...need which we all receive by accepting the political significance of the Games Recently, it is true, politics have dampened the sprit of the Olympics, and it's quite easy to accentuate such failures. But by doing this, you all ignore the political benefits which we can and do gamer from the Games. These benefits aren't as starkly noticeable as the failings which political association potentionally entails, but they are just as profound Isn't it soothing to know that the world can organize itself without decay? Only through such association can we grasp such profound successes...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: The Olympics and a Stranger's Politics | 5/21/1984 | See Source »

...where big leaguers present and past drill middle-aged dreamers at perhaps $2,500 a head. "There was this woman playing second base, a 50-year-old woman," he says, "who kept getting bowled over by the runners and still kept coming up holding the ball. She was a gamer. The enthusiasm of those people-I'm not kidding, you had to drag them off the field. Well, it was inspiring." As the other Pirates start to arrive, Kaat pulls on his glove. "Just think," he says, heading out to the bullpen. "I don't even have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Trying Time for Rookies | 4/2/1984 | See Source »

...Nancy S. Gamer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 20, 1984 | 2/20/1984 | See Source »

Entering last night's game at Fenway, Martin was still one away from his longest losing streak as manager, an eight-gamer with the 1973 Detroit Tigers (June 19-25). Despite a well-publicized blow-up earlier in the week, life isn't hard in the Oakland clubhouse these days, according to Fowler. "When Billy wins, he's always pushing and pushing, and doesn't let up. When he starts to lose a little bit, he backs...

Author: By Bruce Schoenfeld, | Title: Looks Like A Strike | 5/22/1981 | See Source »

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