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Rudenstine's unusually brief 28-day search for a provost is one of the shortest in the nine central administration appointments he has made during his tenure...

Author: By Matthew W. Granade, | Title: Fineberg Is Named New Provost | 4/4/1997 | See Source »

...franchise with the longest name in American professional sports, the New York-New Jersey Metrostars, last Sunday drafted one of the shortest stars in all of NCAA soccer, a left-footed attacking midfielder by the name of Will Kohler...

Author: By Darren Kilfara, | Title: Kohler Gets Ticket to the Big Show | 2/5/1997 | See Source »

Although the team is weaker in breaststroke and the shortest backstroke events, the medleys and relays could very well provide the final boost...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Making a Splash | 1/3/1997 | See Source »

QUOTE OF NOTE: "Things just don't make sense anymore. [Politicians] are dancing around the real problems. The shortest distance between two points is a straight line...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A GUIDE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL RACES: NEW YORK | 11/4/1996 | See Source »

...much to do, so little time. The 100-m dash is at once the shortest foot race in the Olympics, the longest running and the most fabled. It has belonged to Harold Abrahams, Jesse Owens, Bob Hayes, Carl Lewis, Wilma Rudolph and Flo-Jo, not to mention a man named Stella. Ever since Antwerp in 1920, when Charley Paddock gulped down a raw egg in a glass of sherry and defeated five rivals with a time of 10.8 sec., the winner has been declared "the world's fastest human." Basically, the race is 10 sec. that last a lifetime. Adding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GOLD RUSH | 7/22/1996 | See Source »

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