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Harvard was bolstered by the strong performance of outside hitter Wanita Lopeter, the most dependable player on the team. Lopeter racked up 14 kills in 27 attempts and 9 digs, without committing a service or receiving error...
...over the far fence. Watch, and wince, as Dave Henderson or Carney Lansford gets the clutch hit. Scan the depth of the A's bench; almost any scrub could start on another team. Note the new recruits, just in time for the big games: slugger Harold Baines and spray hitter Willie McGee, an N.L. import who may win that league's batting title...
...Crimson closed out the tournament on a high note, pounding Fair-field in three games to claim third place with a 2-2 mark. The outcome was never in doubt, as defensive specialist Mari Rodriguez provided the serves and junior outside hitter Wanita Lopeter the kills...
Mizuno, whose 35,000 products range from T shirts to tennis racquets, is already a power hitter in foreign markets. More than 200 players in the American and National leagues -- nearly a third of the total -- take the field wearing Mizuno gloves and shoes. And the firm's wares are not confined to the baseball diamond: Mizuno sells 1 million golf clubs a year to U.S. pros and duffers...
What does someone do after pitching a record-breaking sixth major-league no- hitter? Well, Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers bought a bank, the Danbury % State Bank near his hometown of Alvin, Texas. The small institution, like many others in the state, hit hard times during the oil bust and was briefly closed in 1986. But its eight employees are enthusiastic about their new owner, whose hero status figures to attract depositors. Says the cashier: "It should be good for the town, very good for the town," adding, "He's told us we'll all keep our jobs." Other...