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...arced high, a kid soars through the air of the Crenshaw High School gymnasium into the waiting arms of two grinning teammates, who heave him up toward the rim. The basketball slams haplessly off the forward edge to the roar of "Milk! Milk! Milk!" "You wait for Milk to dunk," quips teammate Jonathan Stokes, "you'll be waiting every game...
...stereotype, and the players know it, which is why they poke fun at it. "Milk" is David Meriwether, 17, 5 ft., 11 in., a junior whose mere presence at the Los Angeles school dropped more jaws than his first dunk ever could. When Meriwether steps onto the court for Crenshaw's first regular-season game this week, he will become the first white basketball player in the school's 30-year history. In a preview of the anticipated pandemonium, Meriwether's introduction at a recent preseason scrimmage prompted more than 1,000 students to stomp and chant his politically incorrect...
Topsfield even retains an old carnival standby: Dunk the Clown. Hit a cantaloupe-sized target with a tennis ball from roughly 50 feet away, and watch the obnoxious clown tumble into a tub of murky water. Miss all five shots, and bear the merciless taunting of the clown. "You sissy!" he will say. "Did you play with dolls while all of your friends were out playing baseball?" Attempts to bean the clown directly in his cruel, cruel mouth are foiled by a protective net. He sneers, baring his teeth in a direct challenge. You cry and run away...
...born in the decaying, politically absurd city of Washington D.C. My first computer was an Apple IIe, and I played "Dr. J vs. Larry Bird." I loved the little guy who would sweep up the glass after a slam dunk. He has been my inspiration for everything I've done since, including this column. Thank you squeaky clean...
...they want to curb Clinton's effectiveness, but the President is the Michael Jordan of politics: the more adversity he faces, the more he scores. His leadership has given the country its best time in decades, detractors notwithstanding. Go for it, Mr. President, and give us another slam dunk! LUCIEN LECOMTE Los Angeles...