Word: 12th
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...weigh-in, Paret, a Cuban immigrant, called Griffith "maricón"--a Spanish slur for homosexual and an allusion to rumors that Griffith was gay. Griffith does not reveal his sexual orientation, but, he says calmly, "I wasn't nobody's faggot." In the 12th round, he trapped Paret in the corner and unleashed a brutal flurry of uppercuts to his head. Norman Mailer likened the barrage to "a baseball bat demolishing a pumpkin." Paret died 10 days later...
...three innings later, Holy Cross drew to within scoring position once more, earning a pair of walks with one out in the 12th, then advancing runners to second and third on a slow dribbler to the left side of the infield. Clean-up man Andrew Tenaglia seemed poised to bring both home, grounding the ball hard to the right side of second base, but Brendan Byrne speared it just inside the outfield grass and fired to first to end the half-inning...
Though pinch hitter Zak Farkes popped up to kick off the bottom of the 12th, the Crimson was soon within striking distance itself, thanks to Vance, who ripped a double just inside the bag and into the left-field corner for a stand-up double. Salsgiver hopped the ball over third base and into foul territory one batter later, beating Abraham’s throw for an infield single...
...dice, role-playing cards, and characters from Star Wars. The game can be played with as few as four players and as many as 12, and tonight they wanted an Epic Duel of epic proportions. Hustling together 11 players, Braunstein, Lerer, and the others tried to find their missing 12th. They zeroed in on Cohen...
...women’s team did not enjoy the same success as the co-ed squad, finishing 12th in an 18-team field at the St. Mary’s Women’s Intersectional...