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With just eight seconds lift, sophomore Bob Ferry sank both ends of a one-and-one to give Harvard a three-point lead and a stranglehold on the game. Green's last-second dunk brought UMass to within one, but the concession basket came too late, and the Crimson celebrated its first road victory of the season...

Author: By Mike Knobler, SPCIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Crimson Rallies to Nip UMass; Dixon Leads Cager Comeback | 2/6/1982 | See Source »

Mimi's ball is a slam dunk affair, with two bands, countless bars, and tables groaning under mountains of pâté, strawberries and cheese. All this is matched by ample dollops of gossip and boredom. Was this bigger than last week's ball? What about the decorations? Where did that dress come from? What do you think this cost? And where in God's name did Mimi get those rubies? "I think they went through the telephone directory," complains one older gentleman, unhappy at the size of the ball. "I could invite anyone I wanted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Dallas: Mimi Makes Her Debut | 12/21/1981 | See Source »

...Carlton intercepted a Fleming-to-Dixon pass, and flipped the ball to center Pat Elzie, who converted a crowd-pleasing slam dunk to raise the Holy Cross lead to three. And Harvard never got that close again...

Author: By Mark H. Doctoroff, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Holy Cross Burns Hoopsters; Late Rally Falls Short, 77-71 | 12/9/1981 | See Source »

Late in the half, Dixon shifted the running game into high gear and converted two bobbled Dartmouth passes into screaming, full-court lay-ups. Fleming followed up with a rafter-rattling slam-dunk at the three-minute mark, and the Crimson took a 42-32 lead into the locker room at half-time...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Crimson Takes Ivy Opener; Feisty Dartmouth Falls, 80-64 | 12/3/1981 | See Source »

...strain on the same parts of the body and result in the same injuries, some produce their own peculiar ills. Golfers get twinges of golfer's elbow. Swimmer's shoulder may catch up with anybody who favors the butterfly stroke. There is even something known as "dunk laceration syndrome" that strikes highflyers who slam the ball through the basket, hitting their hands against the hoop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Diet and Exercise Dangers | 11/2/1981 | See Source »

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