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...format suited Gore; his footwork, carriage and impressively human gesticulations left Bush looking a little wan and hunched, and he scored a layup by explaining Bush's education policy for him. But the vice president never stole the show. Bush, after a nervous beginning in which he managed to botch his Carnahan-condolence line (though at least it was brief - Gore's sounded like an Oscar speech), settled down. He boiled down the tax cut/estate tax question resoundingly ("It's a fairness issue. It's an issue of principle, not politics") and delivered suitably grave response to the death penalty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Spirited (but Familiar) in St. Louis | 10/18/2000 | See Source »

...basketball and baseball, hitting .750 as a shortstop on a state championship-winning team. It may be that his success as an athlete gave Fanning the confidence to quit school to pursue his idea. And it may be through playing team sports--running endless baseball fungo drills and basketball layup lines--that he picked up the discipline that allows him to focus on whatever is in front of him, to complete whatever task is at hand, whether it is taking a pitch to the opposite field or writing a computer program. You learn, believes Fanning, how to take criticism when...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Meet the Napster | 10/2/2000 | See Source »

...Hugh Hollins blessed the Knicks with a phantom foul call on Pippen in the waning moments of the pivotal fifth game. Even though the rivalry was basically one-sided, a Chicago-New York match-up never ceased to be special. Memorable moments such as Charles Smith's four layup misses at the end of Game 5 of the 1993 Conference Finals or Patrick Ewing finally rejoicing after beating the Bulls in the seventh game of their 1994 series left an indelible stain on the sports rivalry...

Author: By Barat Samy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Knicks Can Take the Lakers | 5/4/2000 | See Source »

Freshman center Kate Ides hit a layup on the Crimson's first second-half possession to give Harvard a two-point lead. After the Lions scored three points, freshman center Sarah Johnson got her own rebound for a put-back that would give the Crimson its last lead of the game...

Author: By William P. Bohlen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Goin' Bohlen: Knock, Knock. Who's There? Opportunity. Opportunity Who? | 3/6/2000 | See Source »

With 9:09 remaining, Sarah Johnson picked up a rebound and found Barnard streaking down the court. She missed the layup, but Sturdy was there on the follow-up. That gave the Crimson a 57-45 lead, and all the momentum that it needed...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: W. Basketball Splits, Loses Chance at Title | 3/6/2000 | See Source »

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