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Duncan, 44, is no stranger to occasional discomfort. He grew up in Hyde Park--the tony South Side enclave that's home to the University of Chicago--but played a lot of basketball in one of the rougher neighborhoods nearby. Often the only white player on the court, he became adept at figuring out when to be aggressive and when to hang back. In the early 1960s, Duncan's mother started an after-school tutoring program in an inner-city neighborhood following her discovery that few of the 9-year-olds in her Bible-study class could read. "In Chicago...
...performance from the Rams’ Ali Arat, who proved to be a single-handed force with seven scores.“I think we failed to adjust to [Fordham’s] style of offense,” Atkinson said. “They have one very dominant player and we didn’t do a good job of neutralizing him.”NO. 16 SANTA CLARA 18, HARVARD 6The Broncos came out strong and refused to let up on Sunday morning. The Crimson held Santa Clara to a 4-2 lead after the first quarter...
...Rogers held off two Army defenders on the edge of the box, laying the ball back to Akpan, who fired past Alexander. Akpan has now scored four goals in four games—a great start to his campaign to be named the nation’s top collegiate player. Harvard continued to create opportunities until the final whistle, taking a total of 35 shots over the course of the game. “Athletically, our attacking players separated themselves today,” Clark said. “In one v. one situations, they looked like they would come...
...what’s most amazing to me as a young person trying to make sense out of the health-care saga is that, basically overnight, Joe Wilson made himself a central player in the health-care debate. His name may fade from the front pages in a couple of days, but his outburst will have left an indelible mark on the process...
...heat. What do you think of that situation? I talk to Brandon all the time. He's a really nice man, and really fun to be around. A down-to-earth, jubilant guy, man, seriously. I just try to relate to him that you're a football player, and football players go out there and perform. In due time, if you continue to perform, all things will work themselves...