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Defense is truly the name of the game for the Crimson. It has out-rebounded opponents by almost 20 per game, and in holding Babson and Army to just 60 points apiece on 30.3 percent field goal shooting, the cagers have cracked down heavily on penetration into the lane...

Author: By Jamal K. Greene, | Title: M. Cagers to Meet Lafayette at Lavietes | 12/2/1995 | See Source »

Playing the more outrageous half of a duo opposite ROBIN WILLIAMS is a task that would make many actors throw in their cold cream. Not NATHAN LANE, however. Lane plays Williams' longtime lover in The Birdcage, the Mike Nichols-directed remake of La Cage aux Folles. "I know there were times when Robin probably wanted to be outrageous," says Lane, no stranger to flamboyance. "But there was instant chemistry. I think he felt like I was a kindred spirit." Lane's reaction to being offered the career-making role was aptly Williamsian. When Nichols told him he wanted to talk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Nov. 27, 1995 | 11/27/1995 | See Source »

...McMaster had lived on the fast break, on getting the ball into the lane," Sullivan said. "That's exactly what we worked on [in practice...

Author: By Eric F. Brown, | Title: Men's Cagers Win Big | 11/20/1995 | See Source »

...front of Thursday's Boston Globe, a local story was given so much play that one might have thought it described a modern-day miracle. In it, two Globe reporters described their experiences riding with passengers in the newly-opened "High Occupancy Vehicle" (that's HOV to you) lane on the Southeast Expressway. One reporter stayed with the "rabbit," the car in the fast lane, while another rode shotgun with the "turtle," the car on the regular highway. Contrary to the fable, needless to say, the rabbit won. Cars carrying three or more passengers can ride in the adjustable lane...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: A MODERN MIRACLE | 11/18/1995 | See Source »

Typical comments en route were "Wow!" from the fast lane and "I don't need to go faster" from the slow lane. They might have added "Zowie!" and "Aw, shucks" as well, because for Boston drivers to get so excited over a commuter lane shows just how benighted the Boston road system...

Author: By Sarah J. Schaffer, | Title: A MODERN MIRACLE | 11/18/1995 | See Source »

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