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...Radcliffe heavyweights (7:07.98) took fourth--more than 14 seconds behind winner Washington (6:52.29)--in the Whittier Cup. The 'Cliffie lightweights (7:52.01) placed second to Villanova...
Younger's finish in this event epitomized the high levels of competition in the NCAAs. The winner of the event--sophomore Tom Dolan of Michigan--broke both the U.S. open and American records with a remarkable time...
Whatever the outcome of this year's tournament, the real winner is the sport, which--23 years after Title IX mandated equal opportunities for women--has come into its own without sacrificing ethics. "For years," says Greenberg, "I took a lot of ridicule for covering the women: 'Hey, Mel, what's it like in a girls' locker room?'- stupid stuff like that. But now my friends talk about Rebecca Lobo the way they did last year about Grant Hill. We're finally getting some respect here...
...term unplugged has entered the language, connoting that something or someone has stripped off the gaudy trappings of the disinformation age and gone back to basics. MTV this month is launching a new series of Unplugged concerts, featuring some of the hottest acts in pop music. Among them: Grammy winner Sheryl Crow, the tart but sweet Irish pop group Cranberries, the spiritualistic rockers Live and singer-guitarist Melissa Etheridge--whose show, featuring a duet with Bruce Springsteen, airs this week. Says Crow: "Getting to perform in this format, which is taking your music and honoring the song as opposed...
...start of Cock-a-doodle-doo, Philip Weiss' smart first novel (Farrar, Straus & Giroux; 295 pages; $21), he--Jack Gold--has just finished working on an underdog's losing campaign for the Democratic nomination for Governor of New York. The winner is popular Early Quinlan, who had been Secretary of State in a Republican Administration but, when times changed, switched parties with speed and grace...