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...inside the right post. On her second goal, a power-play tally, after Dartmouth netminder Kate Lane made a kick save on Wilson, Brine gathered another rebound and threw the puck blindly on net. Lane was screened on the play and the puck eluded her for the eventual game-winner. “We were joking on the bench that she should have bought a raffle ticket,” Johnston said of Brine’s good fortune. The final goal, less than two minutes later, was the most hectic of the evening. With Raimondi streaking up the right...
...direction from Broadway choreographer/debut director Susan Stroman and over-the-top performances from its leads.The magic of the musical doesn’t fully translate; the film looks and feels unnecessary, as if it was made for the sole purpose of getting another dime out of a third adaptation.Tony-winners Lane and Broderick return to their celebrated roles as Max Bialystock, the devious Broadway producer, and Leo Bloom, his timid and mentally-unstable accountant, who devise a plan to embezzle a fortune. They figure that by raising more money than needed to produce a show, they can keep the difference...
...days after the 2000 election, the identity of the future president remained uncertain, with Florida’s decisive 25 electoral votes up in the air. Florida’s secretary of state had declared George W. Bush the winner by a 537-vote margin, but the state’s highest court ordered a manual recount...
...championship in 36 years, try to stop Bush? "We just have to have two or three people around him at all times," says Texas safety Michael Huff. Be careful: that strategy offers U.S.C.'s other weapons more free room (remember record-breaking quarterback Matt Leinart, last year's Heisman winner?) On the other hand, U.S.C.'s defense can be porous, so Young, the nation's highest-rated passer, and his Longhorns could keep up. Both offenses average 50 or more points per game. Sounds as if the Rose Bowl might end up a fast-paced backyard battle. Too bad, Texas...
JILL KER CONWAY 1975 First woman president of Smith College, one of 12 women honored in 1975 I'd select Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai. She is the most important woman in the environmental movement right now, single-handedly raising awareness of consequences of deforestation in Africa. The Kenyan government has persecuted, jailed and beaten her, but she has never deviated from her message...