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...passes and touches went astray. As a result, both teams ended up resorting to the long ball. “It’s tiring to play under these conditions two weeks in a row,” Leone said. “Running out there on that mud is more than running out there on a flat surface.” Because of the conditions, Leone substituted liberally to keep fresh legs on the pitch. One of these substitutions, Merritt, made a huge impact in the 37th minute. Less than a minute after coming into the game, a Dartmouth...
...passing - much of it with bipartisan support - is simply symbolic gotcha bills meant to paint Bush into a corner and score political points. As one senior Senate aide remarked: "This is not Terry Schiavo, flag burning and gay marriage." That may or may not be true, but the mud that flies should be just as ugly...
...those reporters by their first name. She showed no signs that her steroid denials, which we now know were flat-out lies, were causing any stress. She reminded us that she never failed a drug test. "The athletes who have not tested positive have been dragged through the mud," she said. I gave her the benefit of the doubt. I was not alone. "Frankly, I'm impressed," wrote New York Times sports columnist William C. Rhoden the next...
...rounds, tame compared with what's most likely in store. Who will emerge strongest after the rubble has settled? No one knows, of course, but one instinct tells me that Rudy will have lost less blood when it's all said and done, based on his experience in the mud pit of New York City politics. Giuliani has another card to play, too: he will be arguing, in effect, "I'm not perfect, but I'll keep you safer...
...clouds burst, the crowds gather. It's an hour before the kick-off of Kolkata's biggest sporting event and the rain keeps pouring. The pitch at the cavernous Salt Lake Stadium is now little better than a mud pit, pockmarked by spreading pools of brackish water and streaks of brown slush. Were this a cricket match, officials would have canceled proceedings and sent fans home. But this is football in the most football-crazy city in India: over 100,000 boisterous Calcuttans fill the divided sides of the stadium, one half festooned in the maroon and green of Mohun...