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...Over at Zagat, co-publisher Nina Zagat says she's not worried about Michelin muscling in on her turf. She maintains that her guide, now in its 27th year and selling more than 650,000 copies annually, is geared to everyday New Yorkers, while Michelin's seems oriented to tourists "looking for that one blowout meal. They're telling people what places fit their criteria. It's a totally different approach to ours." Michelin won't divulge its publication plans other than to say guides to other U.S. cities are forthcoming. Let the food fight begin...
...haven’t rushed for one yard without [players like] Will Johnson,” Dawson said. “They should be on the list with me.” Humility is a major part of greatness, and Dawson has both. SCHERF AND TURF Winning first place at her third collegiate race, achieving the best U.S. time—and an 18th place finish—at the Junior Worlds, and receiving All-American honors would be an impressive resume for any athlete over a career. Crimson sophomore cross-country runner Lindsey Scherf did it in one year...
DePaul University Professor Norman G. Finkelstein, who sparked an impassioned quarrel two years ago when he accused Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz of plagiarism, will make a controversial appearance on his opponent’s home turf tomorrow to deliver a speech on the Israel-Palestine conflict.In an interview last week, Finkelstein said that he plans to present a summarized version of the introduction to his latest book, “Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History.” In the book, Finkelstein decries what he calls...
...head-ball along with a Big Green player. In mid-air, the two collided, with Stamatis’ head coming down and colliding with the Dartmouth midfielder. After the referees stepped in to break up a near fight between the two teams, and the two players staggered off the turf, the head referee gave Stamatis his second yellow card. Both players went to the hospital at halftime to treat their head injuries.Two yellow cards equal one red card and so Stamatis, the center-midfielder and quarterback for Harvard’s attack this season, was ejected. The call also forced...
...dark by 11 p.m., skyscraper lights burned into the wee hours with "Go Sox" signs flashing in their windows. On Michigan Avenue, the city's main drag, cars full of whooping, face-painted fans slowed traffic to a crawl. In the blue-collar Southside Bridgeport neighborhood, Sox home turf, giddy mobs of grown-ups in Sox regalia (a few of whom appeared old enough to have been around for the last Sox win) descended on the closed Cellular Field, where they used brooms to sweep away Texas toast and hoisted signs reading "Houston, You've Got a Problem" and "Next...