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...possibilities now exist across the U.S. as a result of the 1984 breakup of the Bell System. The main focus of the telephone balloting battle, though, was on AT&T (1985 long-distance revenues: $17.3 billion) and its two remaining major national rivals, upstarts MCI ($2.5 billion) and US Sprint ($1.4 billion). Last week experts projected that AT&T would claim 80% of the final vote. MCI will probably trail with 10%, and Sprint will follow with...
...Eugene, Ore., where Slaney lives, she found the babies even shared the same name. "Both are very strong babies, with sturdy legs," says Ashford. "It would be nice to see them both running." Till then, the mothers will take care of that. Ashford, competing at Eugene in her fifth sprint since returning to the track last February, finished third and posted her best postpartum time. Slaney ran a mile a few days after Ashley's birth, and "expects to be back in shape in a couple of months." Set your stopwatches, and not just to time the baby formula...
They bear little resemblance to Mercury, the Roman god with the winged sandals, but they move with heroic speed. Clad in their red, white and blue polyester uniforms, the drivers for Domino's Pizza spring from their vehicles with cardboard cartons and sprint up the sidewalks of millions of U.S. homes. Customers often clock them to the second, since the 2,000-shop chain promises a discount if the pie takes longer than 30 minutes to arrive. To help drive home the point, Domino's sponsored a race car that finished fifth in the Indianapolis 500, with Al Unser...
...surprised if Harvard is in contention as it begins the sprint to the finish line late Sunday afternoon. Coach Harry Parker has made Sprints winners out of previously-defeated crews on more than one occasion--including last year when the heavies triumphed in the Sprints after two close early season losses...
...despite a sprint late in the race, the Black and White couldn't catch the Badgers, and had to settle for its first loss of the season...