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...that George W. Bush could be a sore loser--when he tried to palm off conceding to John McCain in New Hampshire to an aide, and later in Michigan when he refused to call the victorious McCain at all. But we didn't know he could be a sore winner until last week when, in a New York Times interview, he batted away every opportunity to be gracious to McCain, snatching sour grapes from the jaws of victory. Reminded of how McCain had boosted turnout in the primaries, Bush snapped, "Well, then, how come he didn't win?" Asked whether...
...WINNER: Jekyll & Hyde, starring ex-Melrose Place hunk Jack Wagner. Good seats still available
Which just goes to show you how great the NCAA tournament is. While the events surrounding the tournament have been somewhat commercialized--"March Madness" is now a copyrighted term--tournament games still have the excitement of a winner-take-all prize fight where the scrawny underdog can top the mightiest of the pack. (The Poulan Weedeater Independence Bowl...
...powerhouse UCLA showed Harvard's rustiness, sweeping the Crimson in a three-game set in Westwood, Calif. last weekend. During the series, the Bruins (14-10) managed seven home runs off Harvard pitching, including a ninth-inning game-winner by junior right fielder Rob Lyon off senior reliever Derek Lennon in the second game. UCLA also struck out 41 Harvard batters, led by a 16-strikeout performance from junior Rob Henkel, one of the top arms on the West Coast...
...vote to express an opinion, or a protest vote, but it will not likely be for a winner," Campbell says...