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...ranked Buckeyes (7-0) may win the rest of their games, but a weak schedule could knock them out of the 1-2 slots in the BCS standings...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Seminole Win Clouds Bowl Picture | 10/26/1998 | See Source »

...Everyone is aware that this is a big game," junior tailback Chris Menick said. "Not only is it Harvard-Princeton, but we can knock Princeton out of first place...

Author: By Michael R. Volonnino, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Linden Expected to Start vs. Princeton | 10/23/1998 | See Source »

...huge offensive effort gave the Crimson a remarkable 17 goals in four games. Collins scored seven of those in a week in which she demolished the Harvard career points record, upping her total to 90. It also demonstrated that this Crimson team can go for the jugular and knock out their opponents with scoring punch...

Author: By Owen Breck, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Field Hockey Keeps Rolling Along | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

Perhaps. The Tomahawks' sophisticated systems make them ideal for such pinpoint attacks. Their onboard computers are programmed with highly detailed radar maps to the target, and they coordinate with satellites to make sure the missiles are in the right place. But they are not good at everything. They can knock out office buildings and other unhardened structures, but because their warhead contains just 1,000 lbs. of high explosive, they do not pack enough punch to take out bunkers, caves or fortified buildings...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Tomahawk Diplomacy | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

...moppet belting out show tunes. Brooklyn-born rapper JAY-Z, whose latest release debuted last week at No. 1 on the Billboard album chart, saw something altogether grittier. "I watched the movie and was mesmerized," he says, referring to the scene in which the orphans sing Hard Knock Life. "They're too strong to let life bring them down. That's the ghetto right there." Inspired, Jay-Z sampled the song on his new album's title track, Hard Knock Life. Needless to say, the tune's original author was somewhat surprised by its new incarnation. "I thought musical theater...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Oct. 19, 1998 | 10/19/1998 | See Source »

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