Word: acing
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...extra-bases, and picked up a spot on the All-Ivy honorable mention team. Her leadership, along with that of co-captain Michelle McAteer, was invaluable to a team that relied heavily on younger players, especially on the mound. Halpenny nurtured the Crimson pitching staff, most notably helping sophomore ace Amanda Watkins earn All-Ivy second-team honors.LOOK MA, TWO HANDS On a squad with freshman wide receiver Alex Breaux (below) and sophomore quarterback Liam O’Hagan, the leadership of seniors like captain Erik Grimm was invaluable. The more experienced players on the team kept the Crimson from...
After MacFarlane worked on several animated series, including “Ace Ventura” and “Johnny Bravo,” Fox’s late-night comedy sketch show “MADtv” approached MacFarlane about airing segments of “The Life of Larry” on its program. Although this deal never came to fruition, Fox still took notice of MacFarlane and gave him the chance to write his own animated series...
...Number of consecutive clay-court wins by Spanish ace Rafael Nadal after his opening-round victory at the French Open, breaking a record for men's tennis held since 1977 125 Record for consecutive clay-court wins by any player in history, held by women's tennis legend Chris Evert...
...knew the season, regardless of what we were doing before, started today,” sophomore Steffan Wilson said after the Princeton games. “We needed two [wins]. We’d been struggling a little bit down in Florida.” Sophomore ace Shawn Haviland and freshman fireballer Adam Cole shut down Princeton—Cole fanned 11 in his Ivy debut—and seniors Javier Castellanos and Matt Brunnig provided competent, experienced innings at the back end of the rotation. With the bats, meanwhile, the lethal 1-2-3-4 punch of Matt Vance...
...spate of recent scandals, including ministerial sexual shenanigans, have recalled the venality and incompetence that dogged the dying days of the 18-year-long Tory regime, which Blair tossed into the garbage can of history in 1997. Blair's reputation for decisive leadership has consistently been his ace in the hole. Last year, despite doubts about his honesty, 60% of Britons polled considered him a "strong leader." The scandals have corroded that approbation. Labour Members of Parliament fear the Prime Minister's decline will become a death spiral for the party, making potential Labour voters forget what Blair's government...