Word: cushion
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Crimson almost lost it again againstseventh-ranked Michigan in the nightcap ofSaturday's slate of games, even though it carrieda four-goal cushion into the final quarter. ButHarvard wasn't about to let the Wolverines slipby, hanging...
...Crimson added solo runs in the fourth, fifth, and sixth innings to pad the cushion for closer Fromholz, who had started six straight games for an injury-riddled Harvard team...
...Crimson picked up a run in the second, giving Sparrow a four-run cushion, which was all that she needed to secure the win. The freshman hurler pitched a spectacular game, yielding one earned run and striking out 10 in a seven inning complete game victory...
...would Bush be maneuvering if he didn't have the cushion of an approval rating hovering around 80%? If the economy were on the skids and his popularity at 40%, would he revert to the tough-guy rhetoric that characterized his presidential campaign? Would he have resisted reading the riot act to Kohl? Would he risk alienating America's powerful Jewish lobby by playing hardball with Shamir? No doubt Bush will have tough moments somewhere along the line -- and then we will have an answer...
After Stu Davies gave the Elis a three-point cushion, freshman Tyler Rullman buried a trifecta to knot the count at 74. After McCready missed, Harvard cashed in on its first opportunity to take the lead since it enjoyed a 5-4 advantage minutes into the first half, when James pump-faked once, and then hit a 12-footer...