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...Zambrano in the Zone When Carlos Zambrano, Chicago's 6'5", 255-lb. ace, is on his game, few pitchers in the majors are more lethal. Just ask the Houston Astros, against whom Zambrano pitched a scarily dominant no-hitter on Sept. 14 in which just two balls left the infield. "The balance that the Cubs have is tremendous," says Astros general manager Ed Wade. "But I think one thing that separates one club from another is the ability to have a true top-of-the-rotation starter. They've got that in Zambrano...
...history of the rocky, Los Angeles-sized plateau, strategically nestled between Lebanon, Syria, Israel and Jordan, traces back to biblical times. From 953-586 B.C. the Golan Heights was both a buffer zone and a contested area for the ancient Kingdom of Israel and the Aramean Kingdom in Damascus...
...September 17, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 6899, the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act. The measure, which allows for some domestic oil drilling and exploration in a zone 50 to 100 miles offshore, is widely viewed as a concession by congressional Democrats to the Republican minority during an important election year in which gasoline prices skyrocket and the economy continues to stagger. While the pinched wallets of gas-guzzling Americans has sparked a political showdown over offshore drilling, the partisan warfare has unfortunately obscured a larger, more serious issue—the need for a comprehensive...
...career. But the talent of the backup signal caller won’t completely go to waste, as fans will be sure to see O’Hagan in for special packages much like those sophomore Collier Winters played a part in last fall—particularly red zone opportunities where a mobile quarterback would be useful. “I don’t want to give too much away,” O’Hagan jokes. “But it just goes along the lines of Coach Murphy saying ‘Be ready...
...strong contributor for us for the rest of the season.”Sophomore Collin Zych will also see increased playing time in the secondary for the first time in his career. Zych got off to a fine start Friday with a crucial third-quarter interception in the end zone, shutting down a Crusader threat and shifting the momentum in Harvard’s direction.“The kid that’s really come along and played really, really well is Collin Zych,” Murphy says. “We’re not even concerned...