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...change was particularly difficult for Kuchefski. She is one of the shortest hitters on the team, so her 15th-place finish was all the more impressive considering the combination of cold, rain and lengthened...
...World Cup match here on Feb. 13, some mischievous opponents of President Robert Mugabe have an idea for a practical joke. They know most Zimbabweans, unlike South Africans, have never cared for the sport. And in these tough times, people are too busy playing other games - Spot the Shortest Petrol Queue, Pretend You're a Ruling Party Member to Get Food - to pay attention to this one. But there may be a way to get everyone out to the cricket ground. "We might spread a rumor that there's going to be free food," says one local wag. "Then...
...think we should be included in the Guinness Book of World Records for the shortest court case in history - six days for 24 lawsuits," Lyudmila Trunova said bitterly as she walked out of the Tverskoi district court in Moscow last week. Nobody was very surprised when Judge Marina Gorbacheva - brusquely and without explanation - rejected three and deferred 21 suits against the city of Moscow brought by Lyudmila's husband, Igor, on behalf of victims and families involved in last October's Chechen hostage crisis. "Everything is clear now," Igor said. "The other complaints will also be struck down." Trunov argued...
...wasn’t until she had rounded third that she realized her coach was frantically signaling—the ball had been caught by the Drexel centerfielder. Whitton says she used her Harvard logical reasoning skills to get back to second base: “The shortest distance between two points is a straight line.” To the wonder of all who watched, Whitton skipped third base and cut straight across to second. She, of course...
Leading the way for the Huskies was junior Aisha Williams. The dimunitive point guard—at 5’4 the shortest player on the squad—scored a team-high 17 points on 5-of-8 shooting. Her smooth ball-handling skills, along with her cornrowed hair, reminded observers of Allen Iverson...