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...With an eighth-grade education, a push-broom mustache and a from-the-gut driving style that earned him the nickname "The Intimidator," Earnhardt was as apt a face as any for a sport whose roots lie with Prohibition-era bootleggers who souped up their cars to outrun fat sheriffs on dusty Dixie roads, and he had a devilish grin to match anything Burt Reynolds flashed in "Smokey and the Bandit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: They're Crying Over Dale Earnhardt Now... | 2/19/2001 | See Source »

There's confidence, and then there's knowledge. Since she was a little girl, Marion Jones knew, just knew, that she was not only fast--she could outrun any boy in her neighborhood--but important. Watching Charles and Diana's wedding on TV, she asked her mother why no one ever rolled out red carpets for her. So naturally, before her first Olympics, she knew she'd win five track-and-field gold medals. Even a phenomenon's reach must exceed her sprint: Jones won three golds and two bronzes. Unfortunately, that was not the only weight she would have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Class of 2000 | 12/25/2000 | See Source »

Lofty allusions to copyright sanctity and public morality from both sides cannot hide the fact that the metaphorically big, fat, slow RIAA got outrun by the agile Napster in this technology race. Simply put, no major record label website puts so much music online. No major record label site is as easy...

Author: By Joyce K. Mcintyre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The New Way to Shop | 8/11/2000 | See Source »

...round this baldly shaven fact One must step with little tact: An older woman had outrun A 100-meter champion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Jul. 24, 2000 | 7/24/2000 | See Source »

Coming into the final straightaway of the heat, the top four hurdlers managed to pull away from the rest of the pack, leaving Taylor out of the running. After the final hurdle, Taylor managed to outrun two of the other hurdlers lagging behind. That final effort earned her sixth place in the heat, with a time of 57.85 seconds...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Athletes Compete for Olympic Spots | 7/21/2000 | See Source »

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