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DIED. FRANCOIS XAVIER NGUYEN VAN CARDINAL THUAN, 74, Vietnamese clergyman who spent his 13-year imprisonment under the communist regime emulating St. Paul by smuggling out messages to his followers and evangelizing his jailers; in Vatican City. Born into a prominent Catholic family?his uncle was former South Vietnamese President Ngo Dinh Diem?Thuan became Bishop of Nha Trang in 1967. Shortly after his appointment as Archbishop of Saigon in 1975 the city fell to the communists, who arrested Thuan as a subversive and imprisoned him without trial. He was expelled from Vietnam in 1991 and spent the rest...
...Senior Xavier Goss, who made the switch from cornerback to free safety this year, played well against both the run and pass, finishing with eight tackles...
...unlike the one used by the New England Patriots, who frequently deploy three safeties in a package head coach Bill Belichick calls the “Big Nickel.” Sophomore Brian Niemczak, a safety in high school, will play the weak-side linebacker slot, while senior Xavier Goss takes over at free safety...
...Last week, FIFA provisionally suspended Pinto from football pending a final decision by its disciplinary committee. No action was taken against Couto. After the fracas of Euro 2000, defender Abel Xavier was banned for nine months, but the sentence was reduced on appeal. Xavier himself was on the substitutes' bench at Inchon. The actions of his mates on the field suggest his punishment didn't have the deterrent effect FIFA had intended...
...ensuing kickoff after the Morris-to-Taylor hookup, Crimson junior Xavier Goss forced a fumble that was recovered by senior Shawn Parker at the Dartmouth 32. On the next play, Morris made eye contact with Fitzpatrick and signaled to the rookie that he wanted to switch the play and run a fade rather than a crossing route...