Word: trots
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...with their shamrocked Sox gear and their unpronounceable Gaelic names -this is home. My father-in-law was raised in New Britain, Conn., smack on the Munson-Nixon line that divides fans of the Yankees (and ex-catcher Thurman Munson) from fans of the Red Sox (and ex-rightfielder Trot Nixon...
...Springsteen’s best singles in recent memory. “Radio Nowhere” is one of the catchiest songs released this year, highlighting the return of a full backing band with a blazing guitar riff, saxophone solo, and wall-of-sound production. The lyrics, which trot out old Springsteen themes like the search for identity and longing for excitement, are not particularly inspired, but there’s no denying the song’s instant gratification potential. “Radio Nowhere” sets the pace for the next two rockers. “You?...
...receive their results until 11:00 p.m. on Thursday night—still didn’t know their lottery status. Such late lotteries leave students who have been rejected from the course with an insufficient amount of time to scramble for a final course and trot around campus collecting signatures. Students should not be forced to make rash decisions as the clock ticks down...
Midsummer is supposed to be a quiet time in sports--the lazy hammock suspended between the end of basketball and the start of football. In baseball the pennant races are still at a gentle trot, supporting the fans' antique dream of sport as a refuge from front-page reality...
...beaten-up baby fared after the cameras stopped rolling. Certainly the right bite to the neck would have caused the baby to bleed out fast-which did not appear to happen-and the right hold on its hind legs would have broken them, making it impossible for him to trot back to the herd as he did. Buffalo hide is tough, and perhaps this baby was even tougher and scrappier than most-or perhaps the crocs and lions simply had their B-teams out that day. Whatever the answer, one of the best thing about the alternate-reality, user-driven...