Word: cupful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Even the most rabid fans need a little fresh writing to help them get through a star's off-season tome. Sportswriters today generally rely on the excitement of pennant or cup fever to sell their books. The rare sports classic is the book that can be read when the players involved have finished their stretch drives and surrendered the headlines to the athletic endeavors of others...
...reflects poorly on sportswriting that Babe is one of the few sports books around that could stand up to the excitement of a Stanley Cup Series or a Superbowl. Maybe we should simply hope that someone surpasses Aaron's new record in the near future so we can see if any of Babe's charms rubbed off on Creamer's pressbox cohorts...
...that kind of attitude that has made Fred Shero at once the most admired and most despised coach in his sport. He is admired because under his direction the Flyers last season became the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup. He is despised because the Flyers seem to be reaching for heights of violence at a time when the National Hockey League is trying to reduce senseless savagery on skates. So far this year, the Flyers show no signs of letting up on either front. With nearly half of the season complete, Philadelphia has a comfortable lead...
...that point, the husky Ehrlichman's voice choked. He began to weep. "Excuse me," he said, sipping water from a cup. "Would you like a little recess?" gently asked Federal Judge John J. Sirica. Ehrlichman tried to continue, but Sirica raised both hands to stop him and ordered a 15-minute break. Confused, Ehrlichman walked toward the judge's exit until directed by Prates to a side door. Ehrlichman's wife Jeanne sat stoically in a second-row seat, her eyes not meeting her husband's. None of their five children were present...
...cup of fellowship and Christmas cheer...