Word: benches
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Maybe, just maybe, Harvard handed Stanford its first loss at Maples Pavilion in 60 games because all of the Crimson's players showed the poise necessary to make 5,000-plus fans a non-factor. All you had to see was the way Harvard's bench would leap to its feet and cheer with fists pumping every time a teammate hit a crucial bucket to understand the type of desire and character the Crimson displayed...
...tremendously special," said captain Jeremiah McCarthy reflecting on the crowd. "When we scored our first goal last night, an air horn went off and all the little shakers too. The people on the bench were like, 'Whoa, that was pretty loud.' It was like the first time ever...
...dream in the literal sense, figuratively it would be difficult to describe the accomplishment in any other way. When Harvard's Suzie Miller hit a three-pointer to put the Crimson ahead, 69-65, with just 46 seconds remaining in the game, she sent the Harvard bench into an uproar...
...Princeton basketball education is that it renders you unfit for pickup games for the rest of your life. No one looks for the open man. No one sees you when you go backdoor. Guys hog the ball and force shots from 30 feet. My inner coach wants to bench all these Michael Jordan wannabes. But it's a lost cause. You see such play everywhere these days. Especially...
Johnson, 65, attended Georgetown University law school at night while working as a public school teacher. After stints in the Justice Department's civil division and on the D.C. Superior Court, she was named to the federal bench by Jimmy Carter. Johnson has acquired a reputation for tilting strongly in favor of the government. In 1996 an appeals court reversed a decision of hers and, after citing her hostility to the defendant's lawyer, took the rare step of ordering that a different judge take over the case. She is also known for a testy courtroom manner. Last Friday...