Word: clutches
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...fell clutch of circumstance I have not winced nor cried aloud. Under the bludgeonings of chance My head is bloody, but unbowed...
When one looks back at the entire season in retrospect, however, the one thing that looms the largest is a failure to capitalize. Too often Harvard was unable to come through in the clutch, and these missed opportunities always came against teams the Crimson could have defeated...
Though their names aren't as well known as those of Olajuwon and Barkley, all the players are at the top of their game. The leader is shortstop Dot Richardson. Voted NCAA Player of the Decade for the 1980s, Richardson, 34, is a clutch hitter who has the hands of, well, a surgeon. In fact, she has taken a leave from her medical residency in orthopedic surgery to join the Games. The U.S. pitching staff is as impressive as the Braves'. It includes Lisa Fernandez, a four-time All-American at UCLA; Michele Smith, with a college record...
...Cheyenne airport, the publicity machine went into action. The arrival was recorded by camera crews and a clutch of reporters, notebooks in hand. An exhausted Jessica seemed to understand that she always had to appear perky. "I enjoyed it," she said, forcing a smile, sounding, as always, like she was imitating adult speech. "I had two hours sleep last night." She was due to take off at 8:20 the next morning...
...Crimson erased an early 2-0 deficit, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the fifth with a combination of clutch hitting and speed on the bases...