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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Roger Clemens and Mark McGwire are two prominent examples of baseball players developing their skills while garnering a college education. Neither missed a beat on the path to the major leagues...

Author: By M.d. Stankiewicz, | Title: 'The Matador': NCAA's Shining Star | 4/14/1989 | See Source »

Despite his current success at Miami, Fernandez made a gutsy decision to turn down a guaranteed professional contract. He was the first first-round draft choice since 1979 to turn down the major leagues...

Author: By M.d. Stankiewicz, | Title: 'The Matador': NCAA's Shining Star | 4/14/1989 | See Source »

Okay, what's this new movie Major League modeled after? The Natural? Bull Durham? The Bad News Bears Go to Japan? All three...

Author: By Julio R. Varela, | Title: A Golfer's Worst Nightmare | 4/13/1989 | See Source »

...Cook begins his tenure, his major goals are already approaching fruition. The arboretum is finding its place as both a resource center for scholars, and a learning ground for the young. The garden just may yield a bumper crop one day soon...

Author: By Liam T.A. Ford, | Title: Arnold Arboretum Follows Teaching Path | 4/13/1989 | See Source »

Consider, too, Bush's decisions surrounding the import of automatic weapons. Again, drug shootings had become a major public issue, with Washington--Bush's place of residence--making headlines as the nation's murder capital. Bush balked on using the issue as an opportunity to make a public stand, and only issued his mediocre response--a temporary ban on some automatic weapons after considerable public uproar...

Author: By Jonathan S. Cohn, | Title: The Presidency That Wasn't | 4/12/1989 | See Source »

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