Word: birding
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...Larry Bird had the look and the deadly accuracy of a gunfighter yesterday, and it gave the Boston Celtics the look of a winner...
...Bird scored 20 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter. He was 9-for-10 from the field in the tense final period. Hawks superstar Dominique Wilkins scored 16 of his 47 points in the quarter...
From the start, like hovering matchmakers, zoo officials tried to anticipate their charges' libidinal needs. Molloko's parents lived for three years in a "condorminium" measuring 40 ft. by 80 ft. by 22 ft. high -- enough room for condor courtship. Since human contact might distract the big birds, staff members observed them from a blind. Says David Rimlinger, manager of the San Diego park's bird department: "They had plenty of privacy, and the enclosure was big enough for them to get away from each other if they wanted...
...staff encouraged its efforts by tapping the shell with a thin wire rod. The percussive duet lasted 52 hours, until a hole the size of a quarter had formed. A few hours later, the team carefully removed the remaining fragments and Molloko emerged. By week's end bird handlers were using a condor puppet to preen the rambunctious youngster and feed it 70 minced baby mice, or "pinkies," daily...
...other fine (predominantly Black) athletes. Last month, as a guest of the CBS Game of the Week's halftime show, Ryan was informed that a poll of NBA players would name Michael Jordan (65 percent) as the league's MVP over Boston's own Larry Bird (19 percent). In response, Ryan used this poll as evidence for his theory that the players are "too stupid to understand" their own game. Is it Black Jordan, despite leading the league in scoring and steals, who cannot figure out the game, or the league as a whole, 78 percent Black, which lacks intelligence...