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...time we were transfixed together, it was in horror. In the next two weeks, some image will grab us once again, if much more gently. Will Sasha Cohen be the first woman to land a quad in competition? Will Apolo Anton Ohno sweep all his races? Will Picabo Street withstand one last downhill dash? A few months ago, how much would we have cared? It is a pleasure now to pull up a chair and give these athletes our full attention, to savor their fervor and cheer them...
Despite the injury at the No. 2 spot, Crimson racquetwomen couldn’t withstand the Duke assault, although Martire and co-captain Fleur Broughton both emerged victorious in singles...
...time we were transfixed together, it was in horror. In the next two weeks, some image will grab us once again, if much more gently. Will Sasha Cohen be the first woman to land a quad in competition? Will Apolo Anton Ohno sweep all his races? Will Picabo Street withstand one last downhill dash? A few months ago, how much would we have cared? It is a pleasure now to pull up a chair and give these athletes our full attention, to savor their fervor and cheer them...
...Meanwhile, the French development system unwillingly outsources crucial finishing work to the same foreign clubs it often accuses of poaching. If modest means - as well as France's weighty tax structure - has made player development a common priority of French clubs, it has also left them unable to withstand the flight of players abroad. (In Korea/Japan 2000, coach Roger Lemerre's first XI may not include a single player from a French club.) "The soccer schools in France are great, and young players are given the chance to play," says AS Roma defender and national team hopeful Jonathan Zebina...
Reid demonstrated his nerve in July when he flew to Israel and passed El Al's intensive scrutiny, after raising suspicions during security screening. "That was the litmus test of his ability to withstand pressure," says Ranstorp, who surmises Reid's trip involved learning about explosives - or acquiring them - since the type found in his shoes is similar to that used by Palestinian terror groups. His use of such a sophisticated explosive persuaded Ranstorp that Reid did not work alone, as some believe. Although no al-Qaeda links have been proved, a French justice official says: "Even...