Word: arcing
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...together Joan of Arc, Billie Holliday, and the goddess Artemis, swirl in a healthy heaping of the-girl-next-door, maybe throw in a dash of a female version of Malcolm X for extra kick and shake thoroughly. The result will be the American movie actress Diana Soren, as portrayed in Carlos Fuentes' latest novel...
...Lions were led by the remarkable shooting and equally outstanding defense of Ivy League Co-Player of the Week C.J. Thompkins. Thompkins was en fuego from behind the arc, hitting seven of 11 three-pointers in back-to-back games. Rookie of the Week Gary Raimondo, Hill's major competitor for the Rookie of the Year crown, also put in solid performances in both contests...
Princeton defensive effort seemed to be focused on mounting tremendous pressure on perimeter. By fighting through picks and stay in the face of Harvard's outside shooters, the Tigers held the Crimson to just 1-11 shooting from behind the arc in the first half...
...know how right, and how wrong, the two men were for each other? Both thrived on sensation: one journalistic, the other theatrical. They brought art and news to the masses, showed it in images an immigrant could understand; some said they lowered standards to become rich or famous. The arc of Hearst's career--early innovation and influence followed by fruitless runs for office, by the ebbing of his empire--would be Welles' too. And there were the famous liaisons with actresses: Welles wed three, Hearst one. For decades, while his papers denounced Hollywood morals, the old man lived openly...
...Foyle," Chris W. McEvoy writes, "Shooting 6 for 12, Grancio's most impressive offensive moment was his second three pointer at 9:47 of the second half. Foyle fouled Grancio in the air, knocking the big man to the ground. The shot soared through the air in a perfect arc as Grancio lay on the ground, and fell with a quiet whoosh, bringing the crowd to an uproar." Excuse me while I vomit. This is not the first time that a Crimson sports writer has included unnecessary hyperbole in an article. I'm pretty sure that the play in question...