Word: knighting
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...KNIGHTED. RUDY GIULIANI, 57, New York City mayor; by Queen Elizabeth. Naming the mayor a Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Prince Andrew, in a visit to New York, cited his "outstanding help and support to the bereaved British families in New York" after the Sept. 11 attack. Because he is not a British citizen, he will not be called...
...Saturday afternoon, the Crimson traveled to Providence to take on No. 13 Queens College, which had been undefeated in Northern Division play. Queens quickly rebounded from two early Harvard goals to tie the score, and the game remained close through the third quarter. Two counterattack goals by the Knights early in the fourth, though, put them up 8-6 and forced the Crimson to call a timeout. With five minutes remaining, junior Theo Ludwick, aware that the Knight goalie had been cheating to one side all game, faked to that side and then slid the ball into the other side...
While meeting with Rudolph Giuliani, Andrew, the Duke of York, told the New York mayor that he would be named an honorary knight for his work helping British families affected by the Sept. 11 attacks. He has been able to use the letters “KBE” after his name since Monday...
Crying as the key to victory sounds a little squishy, especially from a guy who graduated from West Point and claims none other than Bobby Knight--chair-throwing, microphone-hogging, student-berating Bobby Knight--as his basketball mentor. But Krzyzewski believes creating an atmosphere that infuses his players with the same kind of support and love he received growing up is crucial to Duke's success. Unlike most other coaches, Krzyzewski avoids depth charts and assigned positions, insisting that they lead only to competitive anxiety and unrealistic expectations. As a result, Duke has no players whose sole...
...Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned, to be released early next year. Grieving fans lined Manhattan's Upper East Side streets as the singer's coffin rode to the chapel in a horse-drawn, glass-paneled hearse. "Aaliyah had a refreshing outlook for one so young," said Gladys Knight. "With true respect for her art and her elders...