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...weaker than the U.S. dollar. The Germans pounded them, linking pass after pass after pass in a beautiful display of ball control. It was almost over in four minutes, when Miraslav Klose and Mario Gomez broke unmolested toward the Polish goal only for Gomez to fluff Klose's slightly overhit pass. Lucas Poldolski didn't miss his tap-in after Gomez and Klose sprung the Polish trap again in the 20th minute. Another German buildup in the 72nd minute led to another chance for Poldo, and he buried Poland with a volley. The German machine is rolling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: First Blood Drawn at Euro2008 | 6/11/2008 | See Source »

...adjoining fairway on the eighth, bouncing his ball off a tree on the 15th, dumping his drive into loose sod on the 16th. Scores: two pars and a birdie. On the par-three 17th hole, Nichols "squirreled" his No. 2 iron tee shot off to his right and overhit his wedge recovery. So what happened? The ball hit the top of the pin and dropped dead 1½ ft. from the hole. Dazed, Bobby added up his day's score -a one-under 69-and headed for a press conference. "Fellows," he sighed, "you'll never believe this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Golf: With the Help of St. Jude | 7/31/1964 | See Source »

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