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...somewhere. He is sick with worry when Rodney, the fluky street lord who is his drug wholesaler, tells him that Darryl, another of his lieutenants, is cheating and must be killed -- "got to be got." Rodney seems to be saying Strike should do the job, and Strike is no shooter. Then Strike hears that Darryl has been shot and that Strike's brother Victor, a straight-arrow who works two jobs and has never had a parking ticket, has confessed. Rocco Klein, a white detective who's more honest than most, decides that Victor's confession is phony and that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An American Tragedy | 6/8/1992 | See Source »

...Harvard men's basketball elected versatile junior Tyler Rullman captain for the 1993 season Friday at the annual team banquet. Rullman, who played both forward and guard this season, is the team's deadliest outside shooter, tallying a team-high 37 three-pointers last season...

Author: By Jay K. Varma, | Title: CRIMSON NOTEBOOK | 5/11/1992 | See Source »

...Gravano's testimony about what he called "hits" and "whacks" that could damage Gotti the most. Under questioning by prosecutor John Gleeson, the witness testified that Gotti ordered 10 of the killings in which Gravano admitted having a hand. "Sometimes I was the shooter," said Gravano. "Sometimes I was a backup guy. Sometimes I set the guy up. Sometimes I just talked about it." Foremost among these rubouts: the 1985 murder of Gambino boss Paul Castellano and his bodyguard Thomas Bilotti outside a New York City steak house -- an execution that put Gotti in the top job. Gravano says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trials Why Is Sammy the Bull Singing? | 3/16/1992 | See Source »

Paul Newman stars as Fast Eddie Felson, an arrogant, amoral hustler, determined to sink his rival, sharp-shooter Minnesota Fasts (Jackie Gleason). Felson risks all he owns, eventually destroying himself in his battle against Fats and his gambler-promoter (George C. Scott). Felson's game is spoiled by the woman he falls for (Piper Laurie...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swindling a German U-Boat | 3/12/1992 | See Source »

Jackson was primarily a shooter, and Chambers was primarily a ball-handler. Petersen is a deadly combination of the two. Not only does he score an average of 17.7 points per night, he also creates nine points more with his flashy passing...

Author: By John B. Trainer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cagers Hoping for a Brown-Out This Evening | 2/7/1992 | See Source »

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