Word: dunks
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Despite the promising Crimson effort, Cardinal forward Justin Davis promptly responded to the Harvard run with a layup and a thunderous dunk, triggering a 14-2 spurt that gave Stanford a 44-29 advantage...
Nearly two years later, the government's case, which had been billed as a slam dunk, is a shambles. On Oct. 2, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said prosecutors could not seek the death penalty for Moussaoui and could not even allege that he had a link to the 9/11 conspiracy. She put those shackles on the government's case because it had denied the defendant, on national-security grounds, access to witnesses who were in a position to say whether he was part of the 9/11 gang--Ramzi Binalshibh, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other key al-Qaeda figures...
...Slam Dunk...
...Garcia, who started his Crimson career as a tight end, squats 500 lbs. But he also has a 35” vertical leap that he routinely uses to dunk on opponents in pick-up basketball games...
...people believe stocks are anything but a slam dunk, even though prices fell over the past three years and we appear to be in the early stages of a recovery. Bond prices are sliding, and higher interest rates are signaling a slowdown in real estate. So where can investors expect the best returns over the next 12 months and beyond? TIME brought together a diverse group of investment experts to probe the question, and their answers may surprise you. Bonds have fallen enough to be a bargain--at least until the recovery really takes off. But beach houses to rent...