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...when the offense could not hold onto the ball, it was up to the defense to either get it back—or hold up for a full 60 minutes. Even in the second quarter it was clear the defense was not up to the task. The youngest section of the team, it quickly showed signs of fatigue and could not match the energized play of its Big Red counterparts. Unlike Cornell, Harvard left many red shirts unguarded, leading to multiple open shots from the perimeter and even directly outside the crease and in front of the goal. With...
...banks of the Jordan River. Olmert's father served in the Knesset in the 1950s as a member of the Herut Party, a forerunner of the right-wing Likud. Ehud studied law at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and was elected to the Knesset in 1973 as the youngest Likud member. Olmert launched crusades against corruption in professional soccer and, later, against organized crime. Israelis credit Olmert's generation with bringing transparency to the clubby, Old World atmosphere of Israeli politics. "We changed the rules of play," says Sarid...
...When the President's brother swept into office in 1998, the first thing he did was to radically change they way Florida's youngest students were taught by ending social promotion and demanding high-stakes achievement tests. He also eventually got a general merit pay system passed, but its implementation has long been stymied by bureacratic snafus, teacher opposition and a lack of funding. So with only nine months left in his term, the popular governor must now convince state lawmakers of a sweeping vision that includes the nation's first statewide program linking teacher pay directly with students' test...
Gossage still sells his glory days for a living, giving speeches and working memorabilia shows. To the shrinks, that may be too much living in the past. Even Gossage might concede that after his youngest son Todd, a third baseman, finishes his senior season at the University of Central Arkansas this spring, it will be time to move on. Gossage contemplates coaching. While that would still connect him to a game he feels has betrayed him, experts say it is a healthy pursuit in which he has much to offer...
...fact, many participants live in San Francisco, like Isaac Maiava, 18. Maiava, the youngest of seven children, was arrested when he was just 14 for stealing electronics; he dropped out of high school, sold drugs, drank, and says he was a "big liar and a thief" for most of his teenage years. Then, after his mother's death in 2003, Maiava found God. Now studying for his GED, he worries about how to protect his nieces and nephews from from images of sex, drugs and violence on TV. "Everywhere you look, kids follow what they think is cool," he says...