Word: sportingly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tennis court until he was 11. They were not in abundance on the island of Zanzibar, off the coast of East Africa, where he was born. He first took racquet in hand when sent to the Prince of Wales boarding school in Nairobi. But field hockey was his sport at the University of London, where he earned a Ph.D. in chemistry. Gangji first sat in an umpire's chair 20 years ago, when he was drafted for a match at his London club...
...telegenic. Every successful American team sport is now made-for-TV (plenty of close-ups, replays and time-outs). Soccer isn't. The last-row aerial shots of the huge field make the action look like an infested picnic viewed from a helicopter...
...ours, not interested. Let the rest of the world play this game (and call it football). Let big companies sign up to promote the sport -- and lots of cars and cameras. Let those foreigners throw their World Cup party in our backyard. We'll stay inside and watch Ken Griffey Jr. hit home runs...
...three reasons the sport may soon become an American obsession...
...before 93,194 fans at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, the unsung U.S. soccer team defeated mighty but flighty Colombia, 2-1. It was the Americans' first Cup victory since 1950, when a lineup of inspired nobodies stunned the powerhouse English squad, 1-0, in one of the sport's most notorious upsets. The victory over Colombia (following a tense tie with Switzerland) nearly ensures that the U.S. will advance to the second of five rounds in the 24-team bash. It also drew praise for the upstart Yanks from a skeptical world press; London's Daily Telegraph dubbed...