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Technically, it was not a knockout. In a daze, Hearns had blithely walked away from a line of right hands that double-crossed him and smashed him to the ground. At Steele's count of "nine," Hearns was approximately erect, but the referee had a grace of sense. As Hagler...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: For Love of a Smelly Art | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

She’s smart and funny, beautiful and perceptive, sensitive yet hard-nosed. She’s my TV girlfriend, Veronica Mars, the protagonist of the show of the same name which airs on UPN Tuesdays at 9 p.m.

Author: By Jason L. Lurie, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Mars Ascendant | 3/16/2005 | See Source »

And so the onus lay squarely on the forward’s shoulders when he returned to the lineup the following evening against the Saints—not as a member of one of the higher lines on which he had previously skated, but on the Crimson’s...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Donato’s Line Adjustments Pay Off | 2/22/2005 | See Source »

0.23 sec. Amount of time it takes a star-nosed mole to eat one mouthful, thought to be the fastest eating of any mammal

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Numbers: Feb. 21, 2005 | 2/13/2005 | See Source »

Murphy, a key component of Harvard’s hard-nosed fourth line all season long, has since been replaced by Dave Watters. The freshman has made the most of his three post-break opportunities, garnering five points. while the line has managed 12 overall.

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Looks To Keep Up Pace | 2/4/2005 | See Source »

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