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Which makes this winter all the more bleak. Guys named Fehr, Ravitch. Usery, Bettman and Goodenow have been throwing words left and right across the front pages of the New York Times quicker than Nolan Ryan fastballs, but there's nary a scrap for the hungry dogs around the edge of the big league table to munch...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, | Title: A Winter's Tale | 10/22/1994 | See Source »

...very with the performance of the team. Our record doesn't show the level of the competition we have played," Bates said. "This week we are going to work on our passing and a quicker defence in preparation for our Penn game Friday." Providence 3 Harvard...

Author: By Karun F. Grossman, | Title: Women Volleyballers Smoked by Friars | 10/5/1994 | See Source »

...story of the game was, quite simply, UConn's offense. Throughout the contest, the Husky forwards seemed about two steps quicker than their Crimson defensive counterparts...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: UConn Devours Field Hockey, 4-1 | 9/22/1994 | See Source »

Last season, just after Locker took over, it looked like the team would reach that "next level" a lot quicker than eventually. The squad started off the season with four quick wins against Columbia, Connecticut, Yale and New Hampshire and suddenly found itself ranked 21st in the country...

Author: By Sean D. Wissman, | Title: Men's Soccer Ends Season in Style | 6/9/1994 | See Source »

Scouts still say that Smith isn't throwing much harder than 85 mph, but he insists, "I'm getting it there quicker than that. And, anyway, it's not how hard you throw it, it's where you throw it." And sure enough, Smith's control has been outstanding. He refuses to deliver the ball near the center of the plate, yet Smith had allowed only one walk while striking out nine at week's end. "He's always had great control of the outside corner," says Oriole shortstop Cal Ripken, who has faced Smith in spring training for years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside Baseball: Saving Grace | 5/9/1994 | See Source »

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