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...final period saw both teams checking fiercely and sending bodies flying all over the rink. When C.J. Young was caught at the bottom of a pileup by the Army net, Army's Mark Hill sent Young's helmet flying off his head...
...pileup of revelations about drugs in sports raises issues beyond the propriety of testing. Big-time university athletic programs have come under fire for allegedly placing sports competition -- and the revenues it garners -- ahead of educational ideals. In professional sports, the big leagues may be in danger of alienating fans permanently if the perception grows that players are unable or unwilling to tackle the drug problem. "We have to restore public confidence in the game," says Don Shula, head coach of the Miami Dolphins. "We must do everything possible to show fans that the game is drug free. This...
...specimen at Acorn on Oak, a bar and grill in Chicago. Most familiar among workaday sandwiches are the coffee-shop regulars: bacon, lettuce and tomato, tuna or egg salad, the classic combo of ham and Swiss cheese, grilled cheese and bacon and the lavish club, a three-slice pileup with two "decks" of filling that at its purest includes sliced chicken, bacon, tomato and lettuce. Less orthodox but currently more fashionable in New York City is the $22 club sandwich at the American restaurant Arcadia, where chunks of lobster replace chicken--never mind that the abundance of toast, bacon, tomato...
...drying up of world markets can be traced to many causes. The recession of the early '80s, which is now only a memory in the U.S. but has ebbed much more slowly in the rest of the world, was one factor. The pileup of debt in poor countries during the 1970s, and the difficulties they have had in repaying it during the '80s, has crimped their ability to buy American-grown food. The remarkable strength of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies is perhaps the biggest cause of all; it forces overseas buyers to pay out more francs, pounds...
Three minutes later Sneath suffered a concussion when she was kicked in the head in a pileup. Her departure eased things for the Crimson booters...