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...more yards in each of his first six starts, climbing to fourth place on the all-time NFL list with more than 13,000 career yards. "It's quality of life, really," says Bettis, 32, explaining why he decided to stay in Pittsburgh as a backup rather than pad his wallet and his stats for another team. "I've grown to love this town. I didn't want to go somewhere else and have to prove myself all over again." In a league where players seem like replaceable parts, the Steelers have tried to keep a core squad intact. "There...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Man of Steel | 1/3/2005 | See Source »

...spirits from flagging amid all the mayhem, he can hire a prostitute and have sex with her in his car. While the game does not show the sex onscreen, the rocking of the car, the sound of the woman groaning and the vibrations of the PlayStation 2 game pad leave little to the imagination...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video Vigilantes | 1/3/2005 | See Source »

...both netminders. Each turned away breakaways, smothered blistering slapshots, reacted with lightning-fast pad saves and stymied endless brief shifts of momentum that swung back and forth all contest...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Notches Scoreless Tie, Relegated To Consolation Round Via Shootout | 12/21/2004 | See Source »

...skater shootout ended in yet another tie, this one 2-2, and so a sudden-death shootout followed. Olver scored immediately, going top-shelf on Grumet-Morris, and Tarkki miraculously kept Bernakevitch's attempt from crossing the line with his left pad...

Author: By Rebecca A. Seesel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: M. Hockey Notches Scoreless Tie, Relegated To Consolation Round Via Shootout | 12/21/2004 | See Source »

...overweight or otherwise out-of-shape person is lucky enough to have mere prehypertension, the condition can often be controlled with diet and exercise. "If someone comes to me with prehypertension," says Bakris, "I pull out my pad and write a lifestyle prescription first...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Blowing A Gasket | 12/17/2004 | See Source »

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