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...laugh at his clever retorts at others. At times, his performance is almost too perfect and a bit too familiar, but Hopkins impresses. Gosling holds his own considerably well, though his experience is no match for Hopkins’s. His delivery in the courtroom misses a convincing punch, disappointing for an attorney who is supposed to have a 97 percent conviction rate. The film boasts a strong supporting cast, including Academy Award-nominee David Strathairn (Edward R. Murrow in “Good Night, and Good Luck”) and Rosamund Pike (“Pride & Prejudice?...
...potential to remind the world why boxing was once a sport that mattered. The match offers a compelling contrast in both personality and fighting styles, plus a healthy dose of family psychodrama. Mayweather grew up fighting in Grand Rapids, Mich., where his father, Floyd Sr., taught him how to punch in his stroller. When Floyd was a year old, his mother's brother pulled a gun on his dad. "I told him, 'If you're going to kill me, you're going to kill him too,'" says Mayweather Sr., who was holding his son. "'That...
...lead us to the championship if we get there.”While the Harvard hurlers have impressed with their consistent play, the offense has struggled to both find stability and hit in the clutch. In Wednesday’s doubleheader split with Yale, the Crimson failed to punch in runs, managing only two in sixteen innings, despite posting thirteen hits.If Harvard hopes to keep it’s playoff hopes alive against Dartmouth, the squad’s offense will need to find a way to pump up the volume and drive runners in.“The onus...
...Imus’s comments were plainly racist, sexist, and misogynistic. His words certainly touch a raw nerve in this (retired) female collegiate athlete. Imus’s derision was especially damaging because his “nappy-headed hos” comment reached a major network audience. The punch lies in the fact that he has a lot of power; the basketball team does not. It’s simply not fair...
...racing a strong crew like Navy and you’re a little bit off, you become very quickly aware of it,” he said. “There was a heck of a lot of pressure in the first half—they really threw a punch at us. And when you get a punch thrown your way like that, it’s easy to crack—but we didn’t.”The result of the boat’s rally was a 0.6-second win over the Midshipmen, clocking...