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...paper. It was Wang's plane that clipped the EP-3E's left wing, slashed one of its four propellers into pieces and smashed off the plane's nose before spiraling into the South China Sea. Rocked by the collision, the vibrating turboprop plunged 2,350 m before pilot Shane Osborn regained control. "Mayday! Mayday!" a flyer called into the radio, as the pilots shut down the most damaged engine, and the plane bucked and shuddered in indignation. There was no chance of making it 2,100 km back to Okinawa or even to the Philippines. The closest airstrip...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saving Face | 4/2/2001 | See Source »

...That logic, as I've tried hopelessly to explain, is patently absurd. While it might have been understandable back in the early '90s, when Duke won two consecutive national championships, it really doesn't hold water these days. Sure, the pairing of senior Shane Battier and sophomore Jason Williams has taken college basketball by storm. But these guys work unbelievably hard - and their intelligence on the court belies any charges of complacency. Listen to or read any interview, and you'll find this Duke squad is unfailingly humble, a quality that's getting rare among today's college players...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sympathy for the Devils | 3/30/2001 | See Source »

Francis iced the game for the Big Red at 6:16 in the final frame on a two-on-rush with Shane Palahicky, putting Cornell...

Author: By Jennie L. Sullivan, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: M. Hockey Wins in Consolation Round to Dartmouth | 3/19/2001 | See Source »

...remember the 1999 Duke team, right? It was hailed as the "Team of the Century" and a validation of the Blue Devils as the collegiate athletic program of the decade. With Elton Brand, Trajan Langdon a.k.a. the Alaskan Assassin, Chris Carrawell, Shane Battier, and Corey Maggette, Duke steamrolled to a 16-0 ACC regular season record and a 37-1 mark entering the championship game...

Author: By Barat Samy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Slammin Samy: Dissecting Duke's Dominance As An NCAA Tournament Dynasty | 3/15/2001 | See Source »

What's even more astonishing than the fact that Duke's captain and the James Naismith Award recipient for college basketball player of the year, Shane Battier, stayed all four years in school, is that super-sophomore Williams has already declared his intention not to turn pro until he graduates...

Author: By Barat Samy, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Slammin Samy: Dissecting Duke's Dominance As An NCAA Tournament Dynasty | 3/15/2001 | See Source »

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