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With the international tiebreaker rule in effect, both squads began the extra innings with a runner on second. The Crimson started the top of the ninth with senior Sarah Shaughnessy pinch running on second. An error by the Terriers shortstop allowed Shaughnessy to cross the plate with the winning...
Michigan Democrat John Dingell will be a key player in the debate about lowering carbon dioxide emissions--not just on cars, but economy-wide. The new chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Dingell comes from a state congenitally opposed to any measure that could pinch the auto industry. Democrats hope to spin that in their favor, arguing that any climate-change legislation that gets through his committee will have the legitimacy of having cleared a high...
Jessica Pledger, like Murphy, is listed as both a catcher and a third basemen, but has seen most of her action this year behind the plate. She has also appeared as a designated hitter and in several pinch-hit opportunities...
...plus, delivering a lower center of gravity and a stabler ride. What's more, the low profile means it's easier to hop on and off or to balance at stoplights, and the light weight makes accelerating easier. Finally, even the cleverest urban thief won't be able to pinch your ride if you can just fold it up and take it inside when you reach your destination...
...holders, some place the ball on the ground with one finger, others with two or more. Koy Detmer, a quarterback by trade, holds his thumb and forefinger on the tip of the ball. "I pinch it like a nipple," says Detmer, who held for the Philadelphia Eagles from 2000 to 2005, and was brought back just for this year's playoffs after Eagles punter Dirk Johnson botched a late-season snap (with Detmer holding, Eagles kicker David Akers hit a 38-yard field goal with no time left to give the Eagles a 23-20 playoff victory over...