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...have a more comfortable grasp on the sports world and the world in general. When someone at home mentions the San Diego Chargers, I can now say that I know two people from San Diego and that they're actually okay, though they mourned for a while after Pittsburgh defeated them. When someone insults the sad record of the Philadelphia 76ers, I can't join in with complete abandon, because I know that somewhere in Hollis, there is someone rooting for them...
...league championship pairings are set, but it certainly isn't the same old crowd. After Sunday's games, in which defending champ Dallas lost to the expansion Carolina Panthers, 26-17, and the Pittsburgh Steelers were flattened by the New England Patriots 28-3, both of last year's Super Bowl teams were out of the hunt. "It's a new order in the NFL," said Panthers linebacker Kevin Greene, "and I'm tickled to death about it." No matter how next week's matchups turn out, this year's Super Bowl will be the first since 1991 without either...
...focus in international relations, I was excited to meet other students who were interested in similar fields. Our roundtable was geographically as well as ethnically diverse; schools participating included the University of Maryland-College Park, St. Bonaventure University, Berry College, University of California-Davis, MIT and the University of Pittsburgh, to name...
...name Panthers. In only their third season, hockey's Felis concolor coryii provided owner Wayne Huizenga with a blockbuster finish. The Panthers made it to the Stanley Cup finals as their fans showered ersatz rats--panther food--on their far more established foes: the Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins. Alas, the Panthers were swept away in the finals by the Colorado Avalanche, but their 1-0 triple-overtime loss in Game 4 was unforgettable, as was the heroism of goalie John Van Biesbrouck...
Western Pennsylvania has definitely been a gold mine for Harvard football in recent years, as Bibro is the third consecutive Pittsburgh native to take the torch for the Crimson...