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Based on H.G. Bissinger’s best-selling non-fiction book of the same title, the story chronicles Gary Gaines (Billy Bob Thornton) and his Permian Panthers’ 1988 season from the first day of pre-season to its rousing conclusion on the turf of the Astrodome some...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Movie Review: Friday Night Lights | 10/8/2004 | See Source »

Barbara got an unexpected hug from Andre Agassi when the Bushes dropped in on the U.S. Open tennis tournament. Both were startled when they went to a Hairspray matinee and received a rousing welcome, even from the cast backstage. In the spirit of the day, they pronounced it a great...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Presidency: Family Reunion | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

This was one Olympic site that had been completed ahead of schedule--by some 2,500 years. It was free of commerce and awash in sportsmanship. In other words, it was unlike an Olympic event, ancient or modern. It was, as U.S. silver medalist Adam Nelson called it, "shot put...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On the Playing Fields of the Gods | 8/30/2004 | See Source »

His speech--snoozy on the page, rousing in the hall--didn't offer any grand arguments. But the challenge of the moment was about demeanor, not substance. Kerry had to present himself as a plausible, positive--and not unpleasant--leader. His success was evident in the mostly mingy responses of...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Audacity of Hope | 8/9/2004 | See Source »

At last, Triumph led those who had been locked out in a rousing round of “God Bless America.”

Author: By Simon W. Vozick-levinson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Convention Doors Lock Out Delegates on Final Evening | 7/30/2004 | See Source »

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