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...enemy like no other: an idea unleashed in the reality of wounded peoples. We are facing an enemy who has managed to include suicide in his definition of victory, managed to infiltrate the hearts of hundreds of thousands of young men across the globe and hence managed to surpass our capacity to contain...
After its matchup with the Bears the week prior, Harvard should be well-versed in stopping the run and should be able to match, if not surpass, the Hoyas’ effort. And the Crimson won’t have to worry about the pass, since the Leopards, themselves, have shut that dimension down by committing to the option...
...Games. China's athletic czars have promised that 2008, when Beijing is host, will bring the nation an unprecedented medal trove. To better its chances, China has poured money into lesser-known sports like shooting that offer a bounty of medals. "If we plan very carefully, we could surpass Russia by 2008," boasts Wei Hongquan, a publicity official with China's State General Administration of Sport...
...waterworks. "There were definitely tears," he admitted. "I've thought about this every day for my whole entire swimming career." Pulled along in his powerful wake, the U.S. medaled in every swimming event on the first day, launching the 43-strong swim team on its quest to surpass its haul of 33 medals...
...audience members included Shaquille O'Neal (who the owners say once asked them to change the date of a fight because he had a game), Juliette Lewis, Cindy Crawford and her husband, Rande Gerber. The sport, which seems to involve a lot of submission holds and smeared blood, may surpass both frat-house hazing and Mel Gibson films as the world's most homoerotic event. And while the hooting crowd is clearly loving it, my front-row seats are reminding me just how weak my stomach...