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...dove really well on the 3-meter board this past weekend, but I'm a little upset at myself for missing on a dive in 1-meter that probably cost me forth place...

Author: By Joseph Kaufman, | Title: Greene, Byrd Head to Championships | 3/18/1986 | See Source »

...under way inside the columned, gray stone courthouse in the city of Nantes. Suddenly the measured pace of the legal proceedings was shattered as a man burst into the courtroom firing shots into the air and brandishing a hand grenade. Judge, jury, lawyers and a roomful of spectators dove for cover under tables and desks. The intruder, later identified as Abdelkarim Khalki, 33, quickly stripped five court officers of their .357 Magnum pistols and turned them over to two of the defendants. The 34 people in the courtroom had become prisoners, and the scene seemed to be set for another...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France Trial By Terror | 12/30/1985 | See Source »

Grabbing a pass from Singh, Nicholas sent a chest-high bullet at the charging Duback, who dove in an effort to smother the shot with his body. When the ball squeaked away, Nicholas hopped past the prone netminder and dribbled through the box to tally the eventual game-winner...

Author: By Jessica Dorman, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Men Booters Whip Yale in Season Finale; Kenworthy's Two Goals Lead Harvard, 4-1 | 11/25/1985 | See Source »

...giants--one in white and the other in crimson--dove for the fluttering pass as 18,000 frigid fans lept to their feet...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: Brent Wilkinson | 11/20/1985 | See Source »

...when White dove into the endzone late in the third period to give the Crimson an insurmountable 17-0 advantage, it was obvious that Harvard--which was the last Ivy team to beat Penn, shutting them out 28-0 in 1983--had stopped Penn's record-threatening Ivy League winning streak. Not even Penn Coach Jerry Berndt's Lou Carnesecca-style sweater was lucky enough to stop Harvard's eventual triumph...

Author: By Bob Cunha, | Title: Defense Overwhelms Quakers, 17-6 | 11/18/1985 | See Source »

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