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...midway through the second quarter, when Yale coach Carm Cozza decided to go for the first down on a fourth-and-seven at the Harvard 40-yard line with Harvard having just taken a 7-0 lead, all in the stadium were on the edge of their seats...
Also in his figurative corner was his new wife, Dr. Janice Itson, an internist from Chicago whom he met several years ago at a revival meeting. Midway between the Olympics and the fight, Holyfield asked her to marry him--and to help take care of his finances as well as his six children by four different women. Not only did she restore order to his Atlanta household, but she also gave her husband a new sense of well-being. "I never could've beaten Tyson without Janice," he says...
However, the Bears tried to claw back into the game, and indeed made some headway, as they netted a goal midway through the third period. A lazy pass and a pinching defender in their own zone lead to a Brown two-on-one breakaway...
Parker--who had one of the most conservative Democratic voting records in the House, opposing everything from gun control and abortion to the 1990 civil-rights bill--always seemed better suited to the G.O.P. And midway through the 104th Congress he became a Republican. Rewarded with a seat on the House-Senate conference committee, Parker may still be penalized by voters if his midstream switch changed expectations about his conservatism...
...complained it was a C-SPAN sing-along. A majority of the public say "dull" when pollsters ask them to describe the campaign. By the time of the presidential town-hall meeting, it looked as if Game Six of the pennant race would draw more viewers; midway through, Life Among the Manatees on Nova had more...