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...It’s like she went in the backyard all summer and shot pucks in the driveway,” says Ruggiero, complementing her ability to rip pucks into the top-right corner. “That’s what you’re told to do when you’re younger, but I think she actually did it. Her shot’s improved a ton, and she’s just a big strong hockey player. If she can utilize that strength better, she’ll be one of the top scorers this year...
...When you’re in your own backyard you might take it for granted that tickets will be available,” said Harvard coach Mark Mazzoleni. “Then you call a week or two before and [the Cornell] game is sold...
Playin’ backyard bombardier?...
...airs BBC hits from Britain, such as Changing Rooms and The Office; it imports popular programs that other British broadcasters run, like the talk show So Graham Norton; and it's creating American spin-offs. An import called Ground Force, on which professional gardeners fix up a bloke's backyard, also airs as an American version with a team of gardeners digging up backyards in places like New Orleans, Miami and Bordentown, N.J. It's one of the channel's biggest hits, with a prime-time audience of about 350,000 viewers, says Paul Lee, CEO of BBCA. That...
...said the Balkans are a “powder keg,” in Greece’s backyard, and commented that he’s far more worried about escalation of conflict in Kosovo than about the war in Iraq...