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...lapped the hapless survivors to win. The final, against a blistering Australian squad, saw the tables turned. The U.S.'s Dave Grylls' pedal strap came loose and he dropped out. The remaining Americans, pumping pure adrenaline, could not overcome the Aussies, and settled for silver. The sprint final, though, was all American...
...world's fastest in the event, pitted two Americans against each other. The object in this highly strategic race is to hang behind one's opponent, who may come to a complete and balanced halt, until the final 200 meters, then slingshot past him and sprint for glory. The contenders were Mark Gorski, 24, ranked fifth in the world, and the stylish Nelson ("Cheetah") Vails, 24. Vails learned his moves sprinting through gridlock as a New York City bicycle messenger. Gorski took the gold, taking both heats, Vails the silver, and Japan's Tsutomu Sakamoto the bronze...
Dancers would be stretching the cordy tendons that tend to contract when activity has ceased. With attentions thus focused everywhere but on the track, a single figure, perhaps a choir member or a carpenter, but a name unknown outside of family and friends, would burst into a sprint, or commence a fast-paced lap, and at the end of the run raise the arms high to accept the imaginary tape snapping across the chest. Thus the irresistible fantasy was played...
Mary Plunkett, a sales coordinator for an Atlanta food company, complains that about 20% of the time the Sprint hookup "just refuses to work." Nevertheless, she adds, "But it saves us a substantial amount of money. That's the best incentive there is." Typically, tolls for both MCI and Sprint are less than...
...customers with bills of $25 or more, a ten-minute call after 5 p.m. from New York to Los Angeles is $2.52 for Sprint...