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...lives, along with up to 600 other athletes, in U.S. Olympic Committee dorms in Colorado Springs, where he cannot cook or bring liquor into the room, and his bathroom and phone are down the hall. He must meet an 11 p.m. curfew and take a mandatory 90-min. nap at noon. Although the sport is big enough in Europe that club players can earn in excess of $50,000 a year, Story survives on $4,000 from donations and a part- time job with the U.S.O.C. ticket office, plus free room and board...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics: Colliding Myths After a Dozen Years | 9/19/1988 | See Source »

...thought nothing of it, however, and decided to lie down and take a nap...

Author: By Jeffrey J. Wise, | Title: Senior Class Spirit | 5/20/1988 | See Source »

...nation's seventh-ranked Harvard women's lacrosse team woke up after a brief nap in the second half to defeat 10th-ranked Maryland, 10-7, yesterday afternoon before 70 spectators at Soldiers Field...

Author: By Andy Fine, | Title: Laxwomen Trip Terps, 10-7 | 4/25/1988 | See Source »

Sophomore Char Joslin extended the lead to four, 45 seconds into the second half. Then, like the hare, Harvard took a nap and the Terrapins began a furious comeback...

Author: By Andy Fine, | Title: Laxwomen Trip Terps, 10-7 | 4/25/1988 | See Source »

...through the opening of new stores, profit margins have been tight. Says Art Eden, manager of a K mart in Sterling Heights, Mich.: "Every corner has a shopping center, and it's all your competition. They are up the street and down the street. If you just take a nap, you've lost it. It's as tough as I've ever seen." The company is looking for ways to lure customers into the stores. Some K marts have installed branches of First Nationwide bank. In an effort to change its cut-rate image, K mart has been refurbishing many...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Holds Barred: Retailers Battling for Profits | 4/11/1988 | See Source »

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