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...Test innings, at The Oval in 1948, when he needed just four runs to average 100 in Tests but, having been applauded all the way to the crease and given three cheers by the English players, was bowled anticlimactically for nought. Watching from the press box, Fingleton and his mate, bowling great Bill "Tiger" O'Reilly, were beside themselves with mirth. Growden defends them: "And why not? They were laughing at a god with feet of clay ... Laughing at an old antagonist who'd just got his comeuppance...
While Sen. John McCain’s running mate Sarah Palin has gained publicity for her notoriety on Internet blogs, in addition to her political positions, the 48 freshmen running for the eight seats on the Undergraduate Council have also been mixing campaigning with Internet renown...
...Super Soto Zambrano's talent and game-changing ability are matched by those of his battery mate, rookie catcher Geovany Soto, who is probably the best player you've never heard of. "I don't think there's any question he's the National League Rookie of the Year, and along the way he's probably going to get some MVP votes," says Wade. Soto batted .285 with 23 home runs, none more clutch than the three-run shot he hit with two outs in the ninth inning to tie the Sept. 18 game against division rival Milwaukee (the Cubs...
...dramatic findings: McCain is losing female voters faster than Sarah Palin attracted them after the Republican National Convention. Obama leads McCain by 17 points with women, 55%-38%. Before the conventions, women preferred Obama by a margin of 10 points, 49%-39%. After McCain picked Palin as his running mate, the gap narrowed to a virtual tie, with Obama holding a 1-point margin...
...midsummer, the Arizona Senator has effectively dominated the day-to-day media narrative through a series of surprising, bold and, to some, reckless tactical moves designed to keep his opponent on the ropes. Through depicting Obama as Paris Hilton, selecting the little-known governor of Alaska as his running mate, manufacturing the lipstick-on-a-pig contretemps and, most recently, "suspending" his campaign to tend to the financial crisis, McCain has consistently garnered headlines and forced his opponent to respond...