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After finishing up the lifting and conditioning, I am still completely responsible for all of the other team assignments during the day, including stretch, throwing, and batting practice...

Author: By Frank Herrmann, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BALLPARK FRANK: Surprise! Starting Pitchers Aren’t Sloths | 4/18/2006 | See Source »

...divo" (like diva but different) rents out the mall to stage a faux fashion show (prompting a backstage catfight over a limited supply of bustiers). There are hired dancers, a raj-like litter hoisted by hand-picked hotties and an apparent contractual obligation for someone to arrive in a stretch Hummer. I had no idea so many stretch Hummers even existed. No wonder we had to go to war in Iraq...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sweet 16 and Spoiled Rotten | 4/16/2006 | See Source »

...back in the winning direction. After a strong start, it was over the last 500 meters of the 2000-meter sprint that everything changed. The Big Green surged forward, taking the momentum away from the first-place Black and White. Dartmouth eventually overtook Radcliffe in this final stretch, edging the team for first place with a time of 6:26.8. The Black and White finished at 6:27.4, missing out on a win by less than a second. “It was a tough race because we were up a few seats most...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Dartmouth Takes Cup From Radcliffe Crew | 4/16/2006 | See Source »

...Because he’s absolutely pitched [like] the best pitcher in the Ivy League, which he is, two weekends in a row, but he has two losses to show for it rather than two wins. You can’t waste pitching performances like that down the stretch...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Momentum Swings Mark Weekend Series | 4/16/2006 | See Source »

Rumsfeld had in effect ignored his request for an investigation into Lieut. General William "Jerry" Boykin, a top Army officer in the war on terrorism, who had been preaching anti-Islamic sermons, in uniform, to evangelical Christian gatherings. When Rumsfeld denied ever seeing Warner's letter--something of a stretch, as Warner not only faxed the letter to Rumsfeld's office but also had it hand-delivered by Pentagon courier--lawmakers took the gloves off. "His treatment of the chairman of the Armed Services Committee is more disdainful than I have ever seen," said Republican Senator John McCain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Is Rumsfeld Losing His Mojo? | 4/14/2006 | See Source »

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