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...Nuzi were "throwing the book at a corrupt, a criminally corrupt, mayor" and says the museum was "keenly aware of a certain bitter irony." The article's ending makes the connection between the two scandals explicit: "So what happened to Kushshi-harbe, the alleged philandering leader of Nuzi? No tipoff to Clinton's fate there. The cuneiform tablet with the ruling has never been found...

Author: By Dara Horm, | Title: The Monica of Mesopotamia | 10/15/1998 | See Source »

...commish does have a point. This lovefest wouldn't happen in a men's game. That premeditated pitch to Mantle was hushed up for years, whereas the Sales shot was a surreal, Broadway-like moment. After letting UConn win the tipoff, the opposing Villanova players stood silently on their side as a player ceremoniously dribbled the ball to the basket and handed it to the flat-footed Sales, who finished the stilted pas de deux by banking an ugly one off the backboard; then Villanova evened the game with an uncontested shot of its own. The backstage maneuverings were even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shooting Like A Girl? | 3/9/1998 | See Source »

...With tipoff, however, this matchup quickly turned into domination. Okonkwo had two early personal fouls and never really got back into the game physically, finishing with only six points while Snowden...

Author: By Joseph W. Lind, | Title: Second Semester | 2/3/1997 | See Source »

...oppression. It's clear in the Koran, Islam is the only way. I don't criticize those who stand, so don't criticize me for sitting." Abdul-Rauf has stayed in the locker room during the anthem and then joined his teammates on the bench just before tipoff. Most players supported his decision. "I hope he sticks with his conviction," Phoenix Sun A.C. Green said. "This game is nothing but a job. This is not life. You have to have convictions and principles in life. If this is what his beliefs tell...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: NBA Star Won't Stand for | 3/13/1996 | See Source »

Feaster scored 10 of Harvard's first 12 points against Princeton, establishing the tone of the game from the opening tipoff. Her performance was complemented by a strong showing from junior point guard Jessica Gelman, whose brilliant passing against the Tigers gave Feaster the chances she needed to score...

Author: By Brian N. Phillips, | Title: W. Basketball NCAA Bound? | 2/29/1996 | See Source »

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