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...line's scoring punch is the final element in a carefully considered formula for success. When the N.H.L. mushroomed from six to 18 teams a decade ago, most new franchises tried to trade for instant respectability, lavishing huge contracts on fading veterans. But Islander General Manager William Torrey concluded that the future lay in the future: "You can't build a championship club out of someone else's rejects." So the Islanders searched the amateur ranks for talented youngsters and set them to playing cautious, defense-minded hockey until they matured. Says Torrey: "We had to play...
...genuinely excited about his bouts with the likes of Al "Blue" Lewis and Jean Pierre Coopman (surely you remember the Lion of Flanders). For me Ali always symbolized the best in boxing--the dexterity, grace and mental toughness it takes to be a great fighter. Ali also took a punch better than anyone in the history of the sport (unless you count George Chuvalo, who nobody does...
...raised the funds for education to $11.1 billion, which is about $1 billion more than was spent last year. He also restored $50 million for health programs, including basic research and preventive care for the poor. By seeming to give ground, Carter expects to take some of the punch out of attacks from budgetary critics like Democratic Senator Ted Kennedy...
...cast and crew of Not Necessarily In That Order are doing their bit to banish the reading period blues. They are reviving this revue for two performances and "for all the people who didn't get to see it" during the original run. The title is the punch line of a thousand old jokes, but every skit and song in this comedy revue is original. Andy Borowitz (book and lyrics), Fred Barton (music) and their five-person cast hope to recreate the original evenings of "unbridled fun." To create an informal nightclub atmosphere, director Borowitz has kept the staging simple...
...Harvard football coach and labor relations czar Wayne Woodrow "One-Punch Woody" Hayes resigns. Hayes denies that either the football team's 47-3 loss to Yale, or the simultaneous strikes staged by dining hall workers, printers, Building and Grounds custodians and University police had anything to do with his departure. "I've had plenty of other offers," he growls...