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During an on-set interview, Zwick is quick to emphasize that "first and foremost, this is intended to be an entertaining and dramatic movie." At the same time, the man behind thirtysomething and The Last Samurai takes a storyteller's pleasure in his exploration of Sierra Leone's bloody conflict, which ended in 2002, and the way illegal diamond mining fueled that war. "The issues it evokes are universal, both personally and politically. You can't tell a story about Sierra Leone without thinking about child soldiers. You can't tell a story about Sierra Leone without thinking about refugees...
...each thigh; a flowing Brett Lee, meanwhile, might have been mistaken for an Olympic sprinter. Though as cagey as ever, McGrath these days looks a lot like McDermott did. "You always think you have more to offer," Jeff Thomson said recently on the topic of McGrath and other ageing quicks. "Years after you retire you look back at footage of your last couple of years and think, What a heap of s___ I bowled then." Now Australia's No. 1 quick, Lee can be devastating in bursts but lacks the height, patience, accuracy and cunning to lead an attack...
...hard calls," says Lawson, who believes Hayden shouldn't have been picked for the last Ashes tour, when he struggled until he notched a century in the last Test. But even that didn't impress Lawson. "It was a self-centered hundred," he says. "When his team needed quick runs, Hayden played for himself." Australia's conservatism would encourage England. "Australia have some great players, but even the greatest players get tapped on the shoulder by Father Time at some stage," Dennis Lillee wrote recently, to the team's annoyance. "It's worrying how Australia, after being outplayed in England...
...after a back and forth start, Harvard pushed forward to take an 11-point lead on 13 Holy Cross turnovers and 50 percent shooting from the field. The Crusaders chipped away at the lead, scoring seven consecutive points at the foul line and climbing close at 21-17. A quick turnaround by the Crimson gave Harvard a 12-point advantage, its largest lead of the game, but Holy Cross added another basket to shrink the Crimson lead to 35-25 at halftime. After the break, the Crimson entered familiar territory. “I think the game tempo was decided...
...other hand, tallied two even-strength scores in the first frame, including one in the opening minute of the game. After Harvard freshman netminder Kyle Richter made an initial save, Bulldogs forward Michael Karwoski slotted the rebound at 0:53 to give Yale the quick 1-0 lead. Later in the period, the Crimson took advantage of 1:28 worth of 5-on-3 play to notch the equalizer. Senior center Kevin Du, getting pressured in the left playoff circle, spun to his right to escape his defender and skated in on goal. Though his shot was saved by Bulldogs...