The Kennedy administration temporarily cut diplomatic ties and briefly debated whether to support efforts to remove Duvalier from power but decided against it.
"Calm down," Juan Dixon told his Maryland teammates when Indiana first forced a tie, then briefly took the lead with a little less than 10 minutes to play.
He held his own until the third-set tie breaker, briefly giving fans hope that a Dutchman would win this tournament for the first time in 27 years.
Dressed nattily in a brown leather blazer, brightly colored striped tie and a gold, personalized House of Representatives tie clip, Mr. Rangel briefly thanked supporters like City Councilwoman Inez E. Dickens, who, he said, have "been out there since this nightmare all started".
The Knicks briefly tied the game at 53-53 in the third quarter.
The score was briefly tied, but the Heat used a 13-5 run to get away.
K. J. Choi was briefly tied with Furyk until a two-shot swing on the par-3 eighth.
Oxlade-Chamberlain's positive and perceptive decision-making also saw him lay on the decisive pass for Van Persie that allowed Arsenal to briefly tie the score.
Ruslan Salei, the only N.H.L. player on the Belarus roster, scored at 13 minutes 24 seconds of the first period to tie the score, briefly, at 1-1.
