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...Herrmann, a late-round pick and a free-agent pickup, respectively, both left Cambridge after their junior campaigns in 2005. Zak Farkes elected to return to campus in 2004 to improve his standing after being taken by his hometown Boston Red Sox in the 39th round following a 14-homer sophomore season. But Farkes was not picked again the next summer and inked a free-agent deal with the Red Sox, forgoing his senior year...
...Topshop turn it around? By heading (relatively) upscale. Tired of its reputation for tackiness and losing out to budget chains in the '90s, Topshop's managers decided to stop competing just on price. "The decision was made to create a fashion authority," says Mary Homer, a joint managing director of Topshop who's been at the retailer for 20 years. (Green, a retail entrepreneur with years of experience in various types of businesses, acquired Arcadia in 2002 and helped execute the strategy already under way.) The company now employs 22 of its own designers, up from about a dozen...
...YELLOW AGE The show soon outgrew Bart and embraced unabashedly brainy satire. Homer, the Everydunce, became the centerpiece. The beloved two-parter "Who Shot Mr. Burns?" ranks among the best season-ending cliffhangers in any TV genre...
...HOMER AGAIN No longer a ratings powerhouse, The Simpsons (with its 23 Emmys) is TV's longest-running sitcom. Will the movie end its long yellow streak? Don't eat your shorts just yet--Fox can't be eager to fill a gaping, Homer-shaped hole...
Hofstra took a 1-0 lead in the fourth inning on a line-drive homer by No. 3 hitter Carolann Lubach...