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...with the ball, often picking out Ivica Olic, who scored the second goal when a deflected shot from the right went past German keeper Jens Lehmann, hit the post and fell perfectly to the Croatian forward. No one seemed to enjoy the game more than Croatia's antic coach, Slaven Bilic. Diamond in his ear, good luck charm in his pocket, Bilic patrols the sideline like an overactive golden retriever. "It's always a lot more difficult in the dugout than on the pitch," Bilic said afterward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Euro 2008: the Hosts' Fates Diverge | 6/14/2008 | See Source »

...press exist everywhere in some way or another.” Participants in the collaborative effort recognized the rarity of journalistic teamwork in typically insular communities. “Many college newspapers are concerned about their independence and bristle at taking content from others,” said Mike Slaven, editor-in-chief of the University of Virginia’s Cavalier Daily. Daily Trojan staffers responded positively to the editorial. “I just can’t reiterate how important it is to have this sort of nationwide support behind us as we try to gain some...

Author: By Erin F. Riley, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: 18 College Papers Defend Ousted Editor | 12/6/2006 | See Source »

...Smiggin Holes bid is the brainchild of Rampaging Roy Slaven and H.G. Nelson, two Australian comedians (real names John Doyle and Greig Pickhaver) who have become the media darlings of the Olympic movement. Well-known radio personalities for more than a decade in Australia, the two gained an international following during the Sydney Olympic Games with their irreverent nightly television show, "The Dream." Unimpressed with Sydney's official mascots, the boys created their own, Fatso the Fat-Arsed Wombat, which became a runaway success and was carried around the Games by the likes of Billie Jean King. Athletes clamored...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Olympics 2010: On to Smiggin Holes! | 2/25/2002 | See Source »

...that you'd want to. Greco-Roman wrestling was just one sport that got an entirely new audience from the antics of the late-night television show The Dream, which was unlike any official coverage seen before. The two wry hosts, Roy Slaven and H.G. Nelson, delighted in running wrestling footage accompanied by Barry White love songs while speculating on why large men would grope and mount each other from behind. The two took jabs at fat judo contestants and openly mocked the New Zealand medal tally (four as of Saturday night). The public lapped it up. After barely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Laugh Track | 10/9/2000 | See Source »

...doesn't work. Slaven grabs his clipboard and makes a notation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Greetings From America's Secret Capitals | 7/13/1998 | See Source »

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