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That said, vacationing golfers shouldn't expect Pebble Beach. The Kabul club was built in 1967, when Afghanistan was a relaxed kingdom with movie theaters, women wearing short skirts and plenty of Western tourists. After the U.S.S.R. invaded, its army dug in near the seventh hole, and the course became a battlefield, with mujahedin fighters attacking from the hills above. The Soviets arrested the local pro, Mohammed Afzal Abdul, for being a U.S. spy; his interrogators said it was because golf was such a capitalist, bourgeois sport. After fleeing to Pakistan, Afzal returned to Kabul shortly before the Taliban seized...
...mother Sara cradled 2-week-old Candace in a gym while watching eldest son Anthony play an A.A.U. game (Anthony, 30, spent three years in the NBA and now plays professionally in Israel). Growing up in Naperville, Ill., a Chicago suburb, Parker initially rebelled against the family passion, until seventh grade, when her height practically demanded that she take up the game. Her father Larry, who played at the University of Iowa in the 1970s, doubled as her A.A.U. coach. "My dad was so hard on me that I didn't think I was good," says Parker. Another older brother...
...seventh year in a row, Harvard University ranks as the top employer in Cambridge with 10,282 workers, according to the 2005 Cambridge Community Development Department and Cited Employers report. Trailing Harvard, MIT employs 7,026 workers and the City of Cambridge employs 3,251 workers. Harvard’s employment sector has risen by over 1,000 workers since 2003, from 8,727 to 10,282 employees. City Manager Robert W. Healy viewed Harvard’s expanding presence in Cambridge as a vital piece of the Cambridge economy both from a prestige standpoint and as a major employer...
...squad did lose both its top goal scorer and a former all-league goalie. The good news? The Raiders’ team depth was their strength last year and the improved Brook Wheeler, who posted a 1.76 goals against average, is back between the pipes. They have finished seventh in the ECAC for three straight years, but might be able to close the gap with the upper echelon teams. On the other hand, Colgate has already lost this year to a Division I newbie...
ORONO, Maine—Billy Ryan had a pair of assists Friday night to lead No. 2 Maine to its seventh straight win, 3-1, over Merrimack...