Word: nicks
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Fandom--the obsessional identification with a sports team--is universal. The greatest book ever on the psychology of being a fan, Nick Hornby's Fever Pitch, was written about a London soccer team but easily translated into a film about the Boston Red Sox. Particularly in the U.S., it seems possible to be a fan of a team that's based far from where you have ever lived, but I suspect the origins of my obsession are more common. I didn't have much choice in the matter. Both my parents were born in tiny row houses a stone...
...rather than succumb to rusher Nick Hartigan’s bruising after falling behind 31-10, the Crimson defense at last roared to life, surrendering just three points and 112 yards in the second half to allow the Harvard offense to retake the lead...
Ciarelli, who goes by the name Nick dePlume on the internet, started thinksecret.com, which publishes information about Apple products and developments by soliciting insider tips, in 1998—when he was only 13 years...
...Crimson next faced Brown, the preseason favorite to win the Ivies. After 89 minutes of scoreless soccer, junior midfielder Nick Tornaritis gave Harvard an edge with 53 seconds remaining...
...Taliban cleric murdered by suspected Taliban gunmen days earlier, and the bomb?a mixture of explosives and ball bearings?was more sophisticated than those used in previous suicide blasts. "This was a very professional effort and way beyond the capability that we have seen previously from the Taliban," says Nick Downie, a security expert who advises NGOs on safety conditions in Afghanistan. "It does look like an attack planned from abroad...