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...portrayed marvelously by Gene Saks, can't get the local judge to agree. Unfortunately for Sully, his lawyer isn't on a hot streak. He can't even predict the outcome of a case on "The People's Court." Sully has a better chance of collecting money on the Trifecta ticket--a longshot in horseracing--that he plays every...

Author: By Jonathan Bonanno, | Title: Touchingly Redemptive 'Fool' | 1/20/1995 | See Source »

...scenes depicting the quirky nature of North Bath are thoroughly enjoyable. One leaves the theater with the distinct sense of having visited extended family. Only two questions remain. Will Sully ever make more of the life god gave him? And will that Trifecta ever come home...

Author: By Jonathan Bonanno, | Title: Touchingly Redemptive 'Fool' | 1/20/1995 | See Source »

...would be nice to believe life is really like that: when you get old, you'll be fit and quick like Newman; if you neglect your savings, you'll finally hit your favorite trifecta; even though you live in some nowhere place, buried hip deep in snow for half the year, you'll be warmed by sweet, colorful friends who'll get up a game of strip poker when things turn a little dull...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: Cool Hand Luke At 70 | 1/16/1995 | See Source »

...second half. Playing better interior defense, holding on to the ball better and forcing a more wide-open style of play to accentuate its athleticism (and hide its lack of size), the Crimson climbed within three at the 12:55 mark, 44-41, on the strength of another Reinhard trifecta...

Author: By Mayer Bick, | Title: W. Basketball Falls Big to Dartmouth | 3/9/1994 | See Source »

...closeness of the score, however, would not last long into the second half. Yale scored the first six points of the stanza and increased its lead to 12 with 7:24 to go. Then Frey hit a pair of free throws and followed that with a trifecta to make the score 67-60 with 6:48 left...

Author: By Mayer Bick, | Title: W. Cagers Work Undertime Again | 3/7/1994 | See Source »

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