Word: backdoor
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...French acknowledge that vital information is getting through via backdoor channels. But they want a more official, two-way street. "If the Americans won't play ball, why should we?" the official asks. "Now we all stand to lose." --By Bruce Crumley
...Because people are driving and taking shorter, cheaper holidays, many vacation spots, like Cape Cod, Santa Barbara and areas around the Great Lakes, are getting mostly "backdoor business"--travelers from neighboring states or towns...
...Cserny’s absence on the court, Monti found success by hitting sophomore forward Tricia Tubridy on a backdoor cut, but thereafter the Harvard offense struggled with turnovers. When Cserny re-entered the game, Harvard trailed 23-16. The Crimson had managed to overcome deficits due to Cserny’s foul trouble in past games, but a seven-point deficit to North Carolina was too much to overcome...
...think we weren’t able to set our offenses as much as we would have liked,” she said. “We’ve always been working on backdoor cuts but those require impeccable timing and some real trust and we didn’t react well to their changes...
Shortly thereafter, Seanor fed Feaster with a gorgeous backdoor pass that the All-American converted into a lay-up to pull Harvard to within one. Following a missed shot by the Cardinal, Miller came back and hit an off-balance runner from the foul line to put the Crimson in front, 66-65, with 1:32 to play...