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...unnecessary torture at that. The drawn-out spring training may have served a legitimate purpose at one time, but these days do pitchers and catchers really need six weeks, and the position players five weeks or so, to get into shape? No way. First, if they're truly earning their millions, players will be lifting weights and whacking balls all off-season. "These guys don't sell suits in the winter anymore," notes Joe Sheehan, a senior writer at Baseball Prospectus. Plus, why should, say, the NBA have only a month-long preseason, while baseball stretches it out another half...
...striking a serious pose with a less-is-more look reminiscent of the early 1990s. It's a subtle shift away from the pile-it-on look of fur and python and paillettes that has defined luxury labels for several seasons. Instead of ornamentation, the focus is on shape and fabrication...
...Lohan's name once had to know how to spell the names of the famous fabric houses: Ratti, Bucol, Gandini, Clerici, Guigou, Mantero and, of course, Abraham, the Swiss fabric house owned by Gustav Zumsteg, the late, great textile designer who invented the stiffly finished silk gazar that gave shape to Balenciaga's gowns and who also collaborated with Saint Laurent, Coco Chanel and Hubert de Givenchy...
...remote possibility. “There’s no doubt about it: we need to win the ECAC tournament to go the NCAA tournament,” Tobe says. As it prepares to face this win-or-go-home challenge, the Crimson has never been in better shape. Harvard enters the playoffs riding the momentum of a season-ending sweep of Colgate and rival Cornell, a solid weekend of play that ranks as perhaps its best of the season. During those two final games, the Crimson proved it could do all of the things it had struggled...
Thinking about it with a cool head, it becomes obvious that only one candidate, above all, is qualified to address the challenges facing America today. His strong leadership skills will help him shape America into a safer, stronger nation. He embodies all the most important qualities: hard work, perseverance and conviction...