Word: benchings
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...line—led by Vaillancourt—notched 28 points combined. “We have been practicing for awhile and really emphasizing talking to each other,” Vaillancourt said. “We talk a lot during practices and when we come back to the bench we talk. We’re not at our top yet—the passes are still not perfect, but we will get there.” Next week, Vaillancourt and the first line will face their real test as they head on the road to Clarkson and St. Lawrence...
...Whatever happens in Michigan, this won't be the last word on a divisive debate that has lasted for decades. The Supreme Court, with two new conservatives on the bench, could rule next year in the Seattle and Louisville cases that race cannot be considered at any level of education. But win or lose, Connerly and Gratz say they are committed to ending affirmative action wherever they can. And if Connerly heads to another state, the NAACP and other groups are likely to take him on. His battle may feel lonely, but his opponents will make sure he has lots...
...Hagan said. “I don’t know why I got put in there. I guess it was sort of a feel thing for Coach Murphy. He never promised me anything.”But Pizzotti’s results in 2006 hardly merit a benching in their own right: 126.47 passing efficiency, 904 yards through the air, a mere four interceptions in five starts, and, most notably, zero losses.“It’s definitely a tough spot to be in,” Pizzotti said. “Coach Murphy ha[s] been...
...good old-fashioned bench-clearer, in order to defend your teammate or your pride, is a time-honored baseball tradition. Players like Billy Martin made a (good) reputation on being willing to mix it up on the diamond...
...with a Republican in the White House, Tribe’s chances at the Supreme Court bench are next to nil. He was considered a contender in the Clinton years, but Senate Republicans would have fiercely resisted his nomination: Clinton aides conducted a head-count of the Senate, Tribe says, and they concluded that he could have been confirmed but that he would have faced “a bloodbath of opposition...