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...25th mile, I was really fighting hard," Treacy said. "Both of them [Hussein and Ikangaa] were just stronger than...
...third. Vansen later ran the 3000 meters and placed second. Freshman Dorcas Mamboleo won the 400 meters, followed closely by teammate Carol Kirton. Sophomore Beth Pfefferle took first in the 800 meters with a time of 2:20.5, and Harvard flew past Dartmouth and Brown in the women's mile relay with a time...
...task force of 100 has been busting 20 gang members a day and has raided 43 rock houses. But Good Friday made those efforts seem futile. While the carnage on Raymond Avenue took place, 180 police officers stood for roll call at a command center less than a mile away...
...honor of being the first men to reach the North Pole, on April 9, 1909. Over the decades, however, Peary alone was generally credited as the first man at the Pole, despite the fact that the frostbitten explorer relied on Henson's navigational skills during the final 133-mile trek to the top of the earth. Some historians believe that Henson arrived at the pole 45 minutes before his famous colleague, but was denied credit for the feat because he was black. Quietly accepting his supporting role in history, Henson died...
...early-morning meeting at one of those places that caters to the new "power breakfast" crowd. Several businessmen, just off the 6 a.m. shuttle, gather around a table. Before they get started, one man says, "could you believe the game last night. That Winfield homer was about a mile outside the park." The other men look up from their coffee, the edge of caffeine and sports giving an automatic adrenelin rush. An hour later they leave the restaurant, the deal unclosed, but secure in the knowledge that the Yankees have tied up the pennant...