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...cannot be overstated how important building and maintaining a dynasty is in all levels of athletics. In pro sports, a dynasty can be an enormous source of pride and identity for a town or city. Look at the Green Bay Packers--they've transformed a little neck-in-the-woods town into one of the most well-known towns in America by virtue of their football dynasty. In collegiate sports, a dynasty is just as important. Having a team that year in and year out consistently wins games, division titles or even championships is an enormous boost for a school...

Author: By Chris W. Mcevoy, | Title: UMass Can't Derail Harvard Soccer Express | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

...taught how to ride in Wyoming by some cowboys who put me on a wild horse with no helmet and sent me off galloping into the sunset with a bunch of equally clueless beginners. Fortunately I survived this 'sink-or-swim' way of teaching without breaking my neck (only a few bruises), but obviously this is not how Boston Equestrian teaches riding or they'd in court every day facing massive lawsuits...

Author: By Chris W. Mcevoy, | Title: Beantown Bonanza | 11/13/1997 | See Source »

...What difference does it make if the reporters were a pain in the neck?" asked Couliard, who rented parking spaces to media trucks during the trial. "They're good for business...

Author: By Jamie H. Ginott and Nicholas A. Nash, CONTRIBUTING WRITERSS | Title: Cambridge Gropes For Normalcy After Woodward Decision | 11/12/1997 | See Source »

...UMass and Harvard have a long tradition in women's soccer," Wheaton said, "and we've been neck and neck this year in various polls. It was a good draw for us--we know what we're up against, and the general feeling is that the matching was as good as it could be. We are definitely looking forward to playing them Sunday...

Author: By Katherine E. Wagner, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Women's Soccer to Face UMass in NCAA First Round Again | 11/12/1997 | See Source »

Likewise, although he later recovered with his anti-auto tax mantra, Gilmore faced some rough going early on over the abortion issue--proving that it remains an albatross around the neck of many pro-life candidates in their efforts to cut into the Democratic advantage with female voters...

Author: By Rustin C. Silverstein, | Title: Mining for Meaning | 11/6/1997 | See Source »

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