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Scarpa is giving up a foot and a half in the match-up, as well as a considerable amount of jumping ability and natural talent. With Ewing fully extended for the block and Scarpa crouched to make his move, the picture truly looks like a David and Goliath scene...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Harvard's Guard-ian Angels | 2/28/1986 | See Source »

First David beat Goliath. Then the tortoise beat the hare. And Sunday, the Big Red lady hoopsters of Cornell knocked off the Big Green of Dartmouth...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, SIMON SAYS | Title: Hello Again | 2/11/1986 | See Source »

...underdog story. The David and Goliath story keeps working its way out," says Coles, a true Pats fan. "It's a question of whether to dream and hope the dream comes true or to be a realist and say, 'oh well, they're going to lose...

Author: By Daniel B. Wroblewski, | Title: Watching the Super Bowl: A Constitutional Right | 1/22/1986 | See Source »

Obviously, Carol Trowbridge--with one case already splashed across newspaper headlines--had no stake in agreeing to stay quiet. She had suffered through the emotionally draining trauma of the assault and a criminal trial, but when she was faced with the prospect of a prolonged legal battle with the Goliath of the Square's landlords, she threw in the towel...

Author: By Thomas J. Winslow, | Title: A Harsh Silence | 11/21/1985 | See Source »

Throughout his three-month effort to take over CBS, Ted Turner, the owner of Cable News Network, has projected himself as a modern David battling a broadcasting Goliath. Now it appears that Turner will need more than one well- aimed rock to bring down CBS. Last week the company hurled back a tough rejoinder, offering to buy 21% of its stock for $955 million, or $150 a share. Speaking to stock analysts in a Manhattan studio where the soap opera As the World Turns used to be filmed, CBS Chairman Thomas Wyman announced that the company will give stockholders...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Upping the Ante Cbs Tops TheTurner offer | 7/15/1985 | See Source »

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