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...making its periodic (and usually pathetic) foray into the postseason, Mass. natives and those who have adopted the BoSox during their tenure in Cambridge gather in the T.V. room at Loker. Those in classes letting out at one had just enough time to select their 5 items, swipe their card, grab their condiments and moist towelette, and dash to the television in time for the 1:07 p.m. first pitch. Had the line been any less efficient, fans might have missed not only the first pitch but also Mo Vaughn's towering first inning opposite field home run on Tuesday...

Author: By David F. Browne, | Title: A New Infield Fly Rule | 10/1/1998 | See Source »

...most home runs of any other major leaguer, except Mark McGwire (he had 63 to McGwire's 64 at week's end), has ever hit, Sosa has had one of the best offensive years of any other player, any other time. Most sportswriters think that he'll swipe the MVP award from McGwire and that he is starting to cut into his fan base. Give credit to the barrage of four homers in three days that broke Roger Maris' 37-year-old single-season home-run record, just five days after McGwire. And he has made it all such...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grand Slam | 9/28/1998 | See Source »

Smith's pickoff move kept the Harvard runninggame grounded until matters were out of hand. TheCrimson, which entered the contest averaging 3.1steals per game, didn't even attempt to swipe abag, never called a hit and run and never buntedin falling behind 4-0 by the time Smith exited...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Baseball Drops First NCAA Game, 16-1 | 5/22/1998 | See Source »

...Swipe your card through, pick up a tray and head over to the hot breakfast entrees. But be careful what you choose--your morning meal says more than you may realize...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: You Are What You Eat | 4/16/1998 | See Source »

Whoever took the papers certainly knew his way around. To gain access to Albright's suite, the perpetrator had to have a State Department identification card and either pass by a security guard or use a special magnetic swipe card to enter the secure area. He also had to contend with video-surveillance cameras, which have apparently furnished few clues about his identity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Purloined Papers? | 3/16/1998 | See Source »

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