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...scored the game's first basket and led most of the first half, building leads of 21-12 and 25-16. But Duncan scored 10 straight Crimson points shortly before the half--nailing 8-ft. baseline jumpers as easily as if they were uncontested layups--to bring the hosts within three at the intermission...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: Streaking Women Cagers Wallop Wildcats, 68-54; Crimson Rallies For First-Ever Victory Over UNH | 2/11/1986 | See Source »

...Harvard lost the ability to put the ball in the basket...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ice-Cold Men Cagers Collapse, | 2/10/1986 | See Source »

Russia's last imperial family, the Romanovs, celebrated Easter with decorative eggs, the traditional symbol of Christ's Resurrection. They were not, however, the kind of gift a child might paint and put in a basket. Beginning in 1885, the Czars commissioned Russian Jeweler Carl Faberge to create a series of egg-shaped treasures. No two were alike, but most were covered with jewels and gold and could be opened to reveal a dazzling surprise, perhaps a miniature palace or a windup train. Before the dynasty was overthrown in 1917, Faberge produced between 54 and 57 of these Imperial eggs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rotten Egg: A Faberge fiasco at Christie's | 2/3/1986 | See Source »

...other hand, the Crimson (who dropped to 4-11 overall) could not manage to string together more than two points (one basket) at any time during the half. And the halftime score reflected that fact...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Be-Deviled Hoopsters Hit The Road | 1/31/1986 | See Source »

...push it down the court and go to the basket in that situation," Webster said of his personal scoring explosion. "If they weren't going to stop me, I was going all the way to the basket...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Crusaders Persevere Over Hoopsters, 78-70 | 12/5/1985 | See Source »

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