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...erupted. Mondale and his aides cheered, shook hands and, in a strange gesture for that controlled group, slapped palms in the high-five manner of basketball players celebrating a slam dunk. Mondale a few minutes later strolled out onto the patio, lit a cigar and savored the moment alone. His younger son William, 22, joined him; they talked about, of all things, mosquitoes, which are plaguing North Oaks this summer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Geraldine Ferraro: A Break with Tradition | 7/23/1984 | See Source »

...news made it final-Princeton had won to officially end Harvard's season-Plutinicki thought back to the dunk...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: It's All Over for Second Place Cagers | 3/5/1984 | See Source »

...charming short program that scored higher on technical difficulty than did Sumners', and in the free skating, she put on perhaps the best performance of her life, cleanly landing four triples, including one in a combination with two other jumps. Her farewell was an emotionally satisfying slam dunk in her critics' faces, and earned admiration for her tenacious spirit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: A Little Touch of Heaven | 2/27/1984 | See Source »

...Blue Devils dunk, then run fast breaks with graceful proficiency. The team competes against the best talent in the country, game in and game out, and has gained national recognition-Duke is ranked 25th in the country. Sopomore Dawkins is thinking about going pro. And playmaker Tommy Amaker--he collected 10 assists last night--is touted as the ACC's best freshman...

Author: By Andy Doctoroff, | Title: Blue Devils Slip Past Cagers, 89-86 | 2/9/1984 | See Source »

...Virginia-into the fray. Classmate Mark Alarie was second on the squad in scoring last year, topped only by Dawkins. Both were freshman All Americans. It's a young team, with only two seniors, one of which is also the only player under six feet tall. These guys can dunk. Harvard can't. Last season, Alarie alone had 21 blocked shots. All of the Cantabs together have managed three blocked shots all season. It could be a long night...

Author: By Marif B. Morris, | Title: A Learning Experience | 2/8/1984 | See Source »

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