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That set the stage for a showdown between Moscow and one of the Soviet Union's smallest and most recently acquired republics. Nonetheless, on a state visit to India last week, Mikhail Gorbachev made an effort at conciliation. He praised Estonia for its "pioneering work to develop initiatives," and admitted that "there have been mistakes" in Moscow's dealings with the republic. "They have many constructive proposals, but there are also some which have been dictated by emotion," he said. "I hope we shall decide everything correctly...
...Crimson and Elis enter The Stadium today for the 12:30 p.m. showdown (WHRB 95.3 FM, ESPN) with disappointing records...
...scene until later in the season; first we had to get through the preliminaries. And that meant Ohio State, and me doing my best Archie Griffin impersonation. Jason was just a little bit too fast for the Ohio State secondary most games, and that set the stage for the showdown. The Rose Bowl. The Grandaddy of them all. McDevitt against Barron. Leach against Davis. This was big time...
...years ago, Penn beat Cornell in Ithaca to wrap up an undefeated season. The Quakers will enter Saturday's showdown with a 9-0 mark...
...Duke Stump: Twice the Duke of Burlington, Vt., swaggered in for a showdown last year against Harvard. And twice the Duke scored the winning goal for Vermont...