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Pernilla Schweitzer, the first women’s volleyball high school All-American in Ivy League history, lived up to her billing. The 5’11 outside hitter from Menlo Park, Calif. led the Crimson in both kills (13) and digs (12) against Loyola in her first collegiate game and finished the weekend with an impressive .451 kill percentage and 23 digs overall...
...course, with his attack on the homerun record, Bonds is making it very difficult for those of us who still resent him. Not only is he making headlines, he?s also proving himself a truly gifted hitter, reminding Pirates fans, once again, of what might have been. His greatness is increasingly inescapable - as is my boyfriend?s undisguised glee. Thursday night, Bonds hit his 60th, on pace to meet, or even break McGwire?s record. As Ed watched SportsCenter and I sat nearby reading, Bonds? season in homeruns played across the screen. "Will you look at that," Ed murmured...
...feet took me to The Crimson, where I had seen some great sports moments like Hideo Nomo’s no-hitter earlier this season. Contrary to my cynical instincts, I was genuinely excited at the prospect of watching the conclusion to a perfect game...
...back, and sleeping on the bus. They survive on their faith in baseball. After several bad breaks, Noah gets persuaded to try a gimmick. They put a ringer from the Negro League in a costume and introduce him as the Golem of Jewish legend. Fishkin, the team's pinch-hitter, explains the legend: "a golem is a creature that man creates to be a companion, a protector or a servant. But only God can grant a creature a soul and inevitably golems become destroyers." And so, as it must, disaster befalls the team when it introduces the creature...
Person of the Week BALANCING ACT Switch-hitter Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to play ball with two big teams: China and the U.S. Just days after signing a "friendship and cooperation" treaty with President Jiang Zemin, he turned his attention to President Bush at the G-8 summit in Genoa...