Word: pucks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...months ago, Puck was dying of AIDS. The 34-year-old San Francisco hairdresser (who doesn't use a last name) had made a will and signed over his power of attorney, and was searching for a way to pay what he thought would be his final nursing bills. Today, however, he's talking about going into business for himself and opening up an individual retirement account. "I'm even thinking of buying a house with a 30-year mortgage," he says. "What a concept...
...record does not in my opinion indicate what type of team we really are," Tomassoni said. "We played well in that streak, and the puck would not, did not, go in for us at the right times...
Grit and determination epitomized the Crimson's play. For example, in the first game--after an extra long shift--Adams finally headed towards the bench completely exhausted from skating down a puck in the St. Lawrence zone. Right before he jumped onto the bench, Adams turned his head as if fighting an urge to stay on the ice for a few more seconds. Luck finally went Harvard's way as the puck bounced right onto his stick...
...same folks who brought you the Fox Box, the glow puck and an in-studio football field are about to transform baseball, or try to. Since its first broadcast less than two years ago, Fox Sports has left a sizable imprint on televised sports with innovative gimmicks, over-the-top commentary and a philosophy of fun with games. Started from scratch when Rupert Murdoch landed an N.F.L. television contract in 1993, Fox Sports has made imitators out of skeptics. But then the whole idea of a fourth network was once considered impossible...
...already made hockey more accessible with the computer-enhanced puck that gives off a comet-like trail when slapped. On its football telecasts, Fox introduced not only a little score box in the corner of the screen but also the comedy team of Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long. They may be best taken in small doses, but a black-and-white barbershop scene that opened a pregame show in Fox's first N.F.L. season and featured the ex-players reminiscing with a barber about the old days of football was as clever and as humorous as TV gets, much less...