Word: jakes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Jake McGowan is squirming. It's this new book, Po Bronson's The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest (Random House; 302 pages; $23). Bronson, whose first novel, Bombardiers, skewered the world of Wall Street bond traders, has now set his sights on Silicon Valley. What fascinates McGowan is that the book reads like an old-fashioned roman a clef, in which fictional characters bear an uncomfortable resemblance to people you know--in this case, several computer-industry legends...
...Devils (11-1) lost a shot at a perfect season and their first national title when Ohio State played spoiler with their Rose Bowl win. The Buckeyes' Joe Germaine threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to wide-open David Boston with 19 seconds left. Just 1:21 earlier, Jake Plummer had appeared to stage another heroic rally to victory. His 11-yard run capped a 58-yard march and put Arizona State ahead 17-14. "This is tough to take," Plummer said. "This was my last game as a Sun Devil. I wanted...
Losses to Jeff Kungle and Chris Dashney behind the blue line will also hurt, but three promising freshmen join returning defensemen Troy Creurer and Jake Harney and should make Owen and Bracco's job that much easier...
...LOSSES: Julian Alexander '96, Alex Kim '96, Jake Basset...
...LOSSES: Julian Alexander '96, Alex Kim '96, Jake Basset...