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Augusta's addition of the thin rough was likewise both radical in its break from tradition and subtle in its impact. The best golfers soon figured out how to adapt. Nick Faldo, a three-time Masters champion, says the longer grass may actually assist players as rough reduces backspin, which can cause balls to scurry off Augusta's treacherous greens like startled mice. "The rough is so short and the greens so challenging that players can potentially use it to their advantage," he says. "You can hit intentionally into the rough to take the spin off your approach. Players...
Radiologists and photographers share a common urge to capture the hidden depths of people and things, though rarely do their skills and methods overlap. Since 1996, Nick Veasey has been combining the art of photography and the science of radiology to create images that reveal the surprising, fragile, sometimes disturbing inner structures of the human body, animals, plants and objects. He's collected around 200 of his favorites in X-Ray: See Through the World Around You, out in Britain this month...
Zailskas, with his brim down to his eyes like Jonathan Papelbon, stayed ahead in counts and mixed his fastball and changeup effortlessly. He retired the first eight batters of the game and struck out three in the first three innings. Though SDSU’s Nick Romero took one deep in the fourth, Zailskas recovered quickly. In the sixth, the starter still looked unstoppable as he retired the first two batters of the inning...
...first quarter, ending the opening period even at two goals apiece. The Pioneers took a 3-2 lead early in the second quarter, but Harvard reeled off four straight scores to take the halftime advantage. Sophomore Jason Duboe had back-to-back goals for the Crimson, while junior midfielder Nick Smith and sophomore midfielder Travis Burr each scored once.The road has been unfriendly to Harvard, as all four of the team’s losses have come away from Cambridge. The Crimson will have to get used to it, however, as the squad has only two more games on campus...
...hadn’t lost to them yet, and that’s a big motivational factor. They were in their home stadium and that only helps their cause. They came out with a lot of energy and jumped on us quickly.”Junior midfielder Nick Smith opened the game with an unassisted goal and claimed five ground balls, leading his team.“Smith has battled through some injuries this year, but he definitely comes to play every day,” Duboe said. “He doesn’t really care...