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...region is host to the largest collection of Koguryo tombs outside of Pyongyang, including pyramidal, stepped tombs?like that of Changsu's?and more common mound tombs covered in earth and renowned for their painted murals. As some of the most impressive examples of ancient Asian art, these murals are also the latest fetish in the stolen antiquities trade. Even after 1,500 years, their colorful depictions of Koguryo life and myth still prove seductive, and there have been several reported tomb lootings. Chinese authorities assert that wealthy South Koreans are behind the thefts, an allegation backed by the sighting...
...next day. "Who didn't think it might go to 11 innings?" Bush asked, amazed at the lack of preparation. Various aides ran through the possible solutions with their boss, weighing whether the teams should have used pitchers who had already cooled down or put players on the mound who don't normally pitch. While the president did dismiss a suggestion that the final victor be determined by home run derby of each team's biggest hitters, he offered no suggestion for how the "pathetic" resolution, as he called it, might have been avoided...
...deck gyrations have become a Seattle model of cool, with little leaguers everywhere trying to keep their faces blank while contorting like pretzels. It is the fourth inning of a recent game against the Oakland Athletics. Lefthander Barry Zito, winner of nine straight games, is on the mound for the A's. As he prepares to step in, Ichiro betrays no awareness that he's enduring his longest drought?0 for 13?of the season. No, as always, Ichiro spends his time running through at least six different stretches. "Same thing every time," says Mariners outfielder Charles Gipson. "He never...
...story of Whitton’s 2002 season does not read like a fairy tale where everything goes right in the end. The sole junior on a young Harvard team with 15 freshmen and sophomores, she had hopes of helping Harvard both on the mound and at the plate. She did lead the Crimson in both ERA and hitting through March, but tendonitis put her pitching career on hold...
Whitton never took the mound again for the rest of the season, instead focusing her energies where she could do the most to help the team—at the plate...