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With nine minutes to go in the half, Brown guard Krista Butterfield fired the ball from mid-court to Tunstall, who nabbed a basket from the baseline. This gave the Bruins a 10-point lead...

Author: By Christine Dimino, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: W. Cagers Drop 82-74 Decision to Host Bruins | 2/12/1989 | See Source »

...course the true basket case is the Soviet Union. (Its decline does not settle the argument between the overstretch and the sclerosis schools, since the Soviets are experts at both.) Gorbachev faces a society whose entire political and economic structure is ossified...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Secret of Our Success | 1/30/1989 | See Source »

...well-conditioned athletes and 15% for an average male in the U.S.) soars up, around and over the mere mortals he opposes. Most guards, being "smaller" men, prefer the quiet of the perimeter to the violent collisions of leviathans under the hoop. But Jordan is most dangerous around the basket, with his arsenal of double-clutch lay-ups and hyperspace dunks over men very nearly a foot taller. Through it all, Jordan's tongue dangles from his mouth, his universally recognized trademark and a testament to his intense concentration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Leapin' Lizards! Michael Jordan Can't Actually Fly | 1/9/1989 | See Source »

...combination of aggressive defense and timely shooting under-scored this sequence. Guard Hanya Bluestone made a steal off a Hartford shooter, took the ball down court for a reverse lay-up basket and was fouled on the play to give Harvard a 9-4 lead. Chandler followed by blocking a shot and feeding the ball to Heidi Kosh for the score...

Author: By Christine Dimino, | Title: W. Cagers Gun Down Hartford, 80-63 | 12/9/1988 | See Source »

With two minutes to go in the half, Koshdeflected the Flames' shot, stole the ball andfired it off to Chandler. After missing with herfirst jump shot, Chandler rebounded to make thelay-up for a basket...

Author: By Christine Dimino, | Title: W. Cagers Blow Out Flames | 12/3/1988 | See Source »

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