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...Defense Department scrambled all week to position the military for action. In Puerto Rico, troops began warm-up maneuvers. Deputy Defense Secretary John Deutch ordered seven huge cargo ships out of mothballs; a day later, he activated five more supply vessels. They are expected to set sail this week to transport weapons and materiel for the Army's 10th Mountain Division, which will play a key part in the postinvasion peacekeeping force. On Friday, Pentagon officials said that the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower will pull into its berth in Norfolk, Virginia, this week and begin replacing its planes with...
...beginning, it was supposed to be nothing more than a warm-up meet, a chance to get the kings out after a three-week Christmas break, and an opportunity to catch some sun in the process...
Basketball sees a bench-clearer between the Heat and Hawks, and the biggest punishment is just a three-game suspension for Miami's birdbrained Keith Askins, who suckerpunched Atlanta's Douglas Edwards while wearing a warm-up suit...
...Metro-Boston really acted as a sort of warm-up game for us," Travers said. "It was a loss, granted, but we gradually gained confidence throughout, and that carried over into our other games...
...event, the Corpus Christi Tournament (the first match is against Colorado) is a warm-up (literally) for the rest of the season and should give the Crimson some experience against the top teams in the nation...