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Within the league, Princeton is the favorite as usual. The Tigers have won eight straight Ivy titles. Harvard has been runner-up each of the past two seasons...

Author: By David R. De remer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Finally Healthy, Field Hockey Goes on the Attack | 9/13/2002 | See Source »

...which stacked the five mountain stages at the end, it was perhaps Armstrong's easiest Tour win, if easy can be applied to a grueling three-week event that took riders over 3,270 km of rolling valleys and vertiginous mountain peaks. With one-time winner and three-time runner-up Jan Ullrich of Germany sidelined with a knee injury and legendary Italian climber Marco Pantani under drug suspension, Armstrong had only one real challenger - Spanish climber Joseba Beloki of once, who finished 7:17 behind...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Le Tour de Lance | 8/4/2002 | See Source »

...over the soccer part eventually--after all, it's kind of like the soccer we make our suburban children play, only without the goal scoring. But the global part just isn't going to happen. When I hear that Tunisia is playing Belgium for the crucial Group H runner-up spot, all I want is a map. The only way Americans are going to learn another country's name is if it attacks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Rest-of-the-World Cup | 6/17/2002 | See Source »

...been playing tennis, Richard Williams has been saying that they were destined to dominate the sport. Williams p?re's optimism was finally justified when Venus and Serena made it to No. 1 and 2 in the world rankings after contesting the French Open final. Serena's win and Venus' runner-up slot gave them the points to head the list. It could be a long time before anyone dislodges them. Since little sister Serena - she is 15 months younger and 12 cm shorter than Venus - won the U.S. Open in 1999, the sibling rivals' world domination has been gaining pace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sisters Do a One and Two | 6/16/2002 | See Source »

...over the soccer part eventually - after all, it's kind of like the soccer we make our suburban children play, only without the goal scoring. But the global part just isn't going to happen. When I hear that Tunisia is playing Belgium for the crucial Group H runner-up spot, all I want is a map. The only way Americans are going to learn another country's name is if it attacks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Rest-of-the-World Cup | 6/10/2002 | See Source »

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