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...Gossage will probably be enshrined anyway. Hurling shots at Hall voters isn't the sharpest political strategy--"I called him up and told him to shut up," says Bill Madden, 59, a veteran New York Daily News scribe and Gossage supporter. "He might p.o. somebody who was inclined to vote for him." But Gossage has steadily gained ground. Nearly 65% of voters gave him the nod this year, and no player with that level of support has failed to get in eventually (players need 75% for induction, and can remain on the ballot for 15 years. Rice...
There's no question that soaring energy costs are fueling Wal-Mart's conservation drive. The company now insists that truckers shut off their engines when stopping for a break, yielding estimated savings of $25 million a year. By doubling the gas mileage of the fleet through better aerodynamics and lower-friction tires, Wal-Mart expects to pocket $310 million a year. One of the biggest items on its energy bill is lighting. Instead of going with the cheapest bulbs, the company is experimenting with costlier LED strips for refrigeration units that last longer and use less energy. Scott also...
...Crimson will be finding some consistency, both on the mound and at the plate. The team went through a weekend of wild swings last weekend, notching their season highs in hits and runs only to immediately follow that up in the second game of the doubleheader by getting shut...
...break as she competed once again on Friday, this time in the three-meter dive preliminaries. She qualified No. 11 out of 40 competitors in the event heading into the weekend.Papadakis ended up finishing No. 35 in the preliminaries with a score of 234.30, once again being shut out of the finals later in the day. The event was won once again by Hartley with a score of 373.15.“I did not have my best day,” Papadakis said. “I would have liked to be slightly more on, but you have those...
...weekend of offensive ups and downs for Harvard softball. The team registered a season high in hits against a Villanova team that shut out the Crimson in the very next game, with similar results against Iona. “There are definitely some factors we need to improve on,” sophomore hurler Shelly Madick said, “like keeping our energy for six hours, eight hours, during these doubleheaders.” Harvard will look for more steady production over spring break, as it travels to Utah for tournaments and games beginning with March 24 tangles with...