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...England he seemed to forget some immutable footballing truths, like selecting sides based on form rather than loyalty, and ensuring that if a team is nothing else, it should at least be keen. In the final, "Australia looked old, tired and bored," wrote former New South Wales coach Phil Gould, who used to inspire his players with war stories or late-night walks in empty stadiums - anything that would get them bursting to play. Coaches forget at their peril that, along with skills, tactics are merely the ribbons and jewelry of football. Toughness and enthusiasm are its flesh and bone...
...physics, was a fast riser at AT&T and its Lucent spin-off. In 2000 he joined an optics firm called OMM Inc. that tanked with the telecom sector in 2003. Stints with a venture-capital firm and optical- component maker Bookham Inc. followed. Burke's former boss Phil Chapman, now CFO with Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. in San Diego, calls him "fearless." Fearlessness will serve Burke well now. "You don't want to be partnering with a customer who expects this to be simple," says another of Burke's former bosses, John Hughes...
...free throw line. It looked as though the senior forward would be neutralized when, early in the second half, he picked up his third foul on a charging call and headed to the bench. Just six minutes later, however, Stehle returned and quickly helped turn the outcome. After guard Phil Rasmussen’s three pointer pulled UC Davis within 44-42 with thirteen minutes to play in the game, Stehle scored all 12 points in a 12-2 Crimson run that extended the lead to 56-44, giving Harvard its largest lead of the game. Stehle, who entered...
...Dawn. For their fifth single, the Seasons team produced a masterpiece. Anyway, their apotheosis. Since the simple days of "Sherry," Crewe and Gaudio had been listening to Phil Spector's productions for the Crystals and Ronettes; the arrangement is both burlier and more complex. The song begins with a snatch of spoken doggerel ("Pretty eyes of midsummer's morn, / They call her Dawn"). Then the drummer has a quick snit fit, and organ and chimes lead into the plaint, "Dawn, go away, I'm no good for you," as a guitar strums 2/4 Latino figures. There are six different melodic...
...league record for career touchdowns Saturday, leading Brown to a 52-21 victory over Columbia (2-8, 0-7 Ivy) for its first outright Ivy championship. “It’s a wonderful feeling to finish off a season like this,” Brown coach Phil Estes said. “This has been a great ride.” While Hartigan shrugged off his individual achievements, Estes said, “He’s amazing. I’ve been amazed and astonished as to how he can turn that switch from academics to football...