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...Bode's been on, all right. In winning gold in the men's combined, and a record fifth career Olympic medal, Miller once again made the case that he's one of the best skiers to ever slap on the boards. In the combined, you ski a speed event in the morning - the downhill, which tests your nerve and strength - and return in the afternoon for the slalom, a technical event that tests your ability to turn the skies. And this week at Whistler, it's also been a test of being able to master the conditions. The weather...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Men's Skiing: Bode and the Yanks Own the Mountain | 2/20/2010 | See Source »

...first goal, Killorn was able to get wide open in front of the net, where he received a pass from junior Michael Biega from behind the goal that he was able to slap...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Men's Hockey Looks to Build on Victory | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

Harvard senior defenseman Jack Christian’s first goal of the year came 18 seconds into the first period, when he rocketed a slap shot from the left circle that crushed the post before rebounding into the goal. Just moments later, his teammate, sophomore forward Daniel Moriarty, deflected a shot into the Rensselaer net, but the tally was called back due to high sticking...

Author: By James Yu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Late-Game Struggles Trump Dominant Start | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

Captain Alex Biega initiated the goal-scoring play when he attempted a slap shot, which made its way through traffic. After some jostling in front of the crease, freshman forward Conor Morrison picked up the rebound and directed it past the distracted goaltender...

Author: By James Yu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Late-Game Struggles Trump Dominant Start | 2/16/2010 | See Source »

...research, it was a study published in the British medical journal the Lancet in 1998 that helped foster the persisting notion that childhood vaccines can cause autism. On Feb. 2, that flawed study, led by gastroenterologist Dr. Andrew Wakefield, was officially retracted by the journal's editors--a serious slap and a rare move in the world of medicine. "It has become clear that several elements of the 1998 paper by Wakefield et al. are incorrect, contrary to the findings of an earlier investigation," wrote the Lancet editors in a statement issued online...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Debunked | 2/15/2010 | See Source »

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