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...boards, pulling down six so far. Both teams are at 50% from behind the arc, and both are around 40% from the field. Free throws haven't been falling for anyone. Harvard is 2-6 and St. John's is 0-2. Emily Tay has been her baller self, but she's giving the rock up too much (five turnovers). Berry is 2-2 from the field, but hasn't really been a big factor...
House Masters: Tom and Verena Conley are, for lack of a better term, baller. Though no longer for credit, Tom still offers his immensely popular Wine Seminar every spring. He’s also a regular staple of Stein Clubs, where his conversation vacillates between sophisticated chatter about fine wine and French films to impassioned rants on his fierce, if somewhat contradictory allegiances to the Boston Red Sox and New York Giants. Verena plays his quieter counterpart, welcoming freshmen like sheep into the fold and secretly accumulating information about everyone in the house so she can strike up conversation...
...exodus has begun. Over the summer, Atlanta Hawks forward and rising star Josh Childress became the first prominent NBA player to go overseas to play basketball. After Childress’ move to the Greek club basketball team Olympiacos, every other American pro-baller might be asking themselves the same question: Should I leave the NBA for more money? While some European teams do not have the financial backing, other better funded teams will surely try to bait American players with hefty contracts. In fact, some major NBA stars have already voiced interest in accepting the European offers...
...what Zhou Qiang was doing this past April, at a playground not far from the Xujiahui area in central Shanghai. Dressed in a gold Kobe Bryant Lakers jersey, a baseball hat worn slightly askew and Nike high-tops, he's got the American hip-hop look of a baller down pat. He's 16 years old and started playing four years ago. "I come here sometimes four times a week," he says. "I like the game, I like the fact that it's a team game but that individual skills matter a lot. You can be creative and still...
...asset to the team’s ability to win up and down the lineup. “It was a huge confidence boost for the four guys who played above them,” Fish said. “Each of the guys was a real baller. They know how to play, but without strong play beneath them, these guys would be busting their butts without making much difference.” After rising to the challenge of everyday competition and stepping into leadership roles, Chijoff-Evans and Omodele-Lucien look poised to give the Crimson another shot...