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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Similarly, a series of late-night meetings between each former player and his coach stretch the boundaries of believability. As one leaves the coach's study, he says, "Coach says you're next," or "He wants...

Author: By Richard J. Appel, | Title: Post-Game Show | 1/21/1983 | See Source »

...tribal rivalries stretch back to the early 19th century, when Ndebele warriors plundered the camps of the Shonas. British settlers combined the hostile tribes into one nation in 1890, but the antipathy remained. During the civil war, the Shonas and Ndebeles split into rival guerrilla camps, with Mugabe's ZANLA forces based in neighboring Mozambique and aided by the Chinese, and Nkomo's ZIPRA army at headquarters in Zambia and helped by the Soviets. The rebels agreed on only the most basic goal: the replacement of Prime Minister Ian Smith's white-dominated regime by an independent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Zimbabwe: The Plague of Tribal Enmity | 1/17/1983 | See Source »

Japan's Tora-San films stretch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: Sequel Mania: XXX Going on L | 1/17/1983 | See Source »

...just when the crowd was beginning to give up on Schuler, the Crimson distance specialist began his kick and moved into second coming around the last bend. He caught Harrison down the stretch and finally passed him with less than 10 yards to go, winning the race by three tenths of a second...

Author: By Becky Hartman, | Title: Northeastern Trips Thinclads, 76-60; Schuler Takes Mile on Last Lap | 1/10/1983 | See Source »

After Greg Wildes hit a baseline jumper to balance a Dartmouth tally. Dixon nabbed a steal and broke away for the lay-in that put the Crimson on top to stay. Monroe Trout added a back-door bucket to stretch the margin to four, and Pluinicki finished what he had started with a baseline 12-footer...

Author: By Mike Knobler, | Title: Plutnicki Scores 18 Points As Cagers Destroy Dartmouth | 1/10/1983 | See Source »

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