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...FANS BEHAVIOR IS NO BETTER It's not just behavior on the field that has deteriorated over the years. Buying a ticket to a sporting event is like playing the lottery. You hit the jackpot if your seat is not in close proximity to a fan who thinks people paid...
...even if we could foretell the future exactly and reliably, do we really want to? Sure, it would be nice to know that 6 11 12 21 39 47 will win the lottery jackpot next week (and if that combination does come up next week, remember: you saw it here first). Yes, fans may pray with deep sincerity for Arsenal to defeat Manchester United 3-0 when they meet Feb. 25. But would God really care enough about a soccer match to take the trouble to angle the ball just so off 44 toes hundreds of times in order...
After several series of three-and-outs, the Crimson once again hit the jackpot with four minutes left in the second quarter. On the second play from scrimmage on the drive, Palazzo, only 190 pounds, broke three tackles before turning on the Energizer battery and getting a 66-yard touchdown run to tie the game...
...Detectives almost immediately hit the jackpot in the interrogation room. After being read his rights, the suspect voluntarily incriminates himself in other Harvard larcenies. Later, victims will be able to identify some of the stolen items...
...Bush's plan helps every taxpayer, especially the rich, Gore's is targeted at people with complicated middle-class lives. The jackpot winner under Gore would be a family making, say, $35,000 a year that has a child in day care (a tax credit of up to $2,160), another in college (a credit of up to $2,800), a sick mother in a nursing home (a $3,000 credit) and a retirement-savings plan (a federal match of up to $2,000). Gore would also expand the earned-income tax credit, a subsidy for people earning too little...