Word: foul
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Yenne, besides earning the secondary assist, also set up what could have been the game-winning penalty shot late in regulation. She received a long throw-in from junior back Caitlin Fisher down the left sideline, singlehandedly beat a slew of Eagle defenders, then drew the foul from the last defender inside...
...teams looked certain to end the first half in a scoreless tie, but a Providence foul as time expired gave Harvard (6-1, 3-0 Ivy) its eighth penalty corner before intermission...
...When a foul ball sailed into the seats, for example, Harwell would say, “And a young fan from (insert random Michigan town—maybe Ishpeming, Port Austin or Essexville) will take home that souvenir...
...experienced reader of baseball biographies would know that when Jane Leavy began her book about Sandy Koufax, she was already behind in the count. Strike one: most baseball biographies are about as interesting as foul balls. Strike two: in the 36 years since he last threw his atomic fastball, Koufax has accommodated the intrusions of reporters about as frequently as he used to accommodate opposing hitters...
...Bush wins will also say much about the President himself. He came to Washington promising to "change the tone" that had made public discourse so foul over the last decade. But in recent speeches and statements, Bush has come closer and closer to saying that anyone who raises questions about his policies is reckless and even unpatriotic. "He feels very strongly about this stuff, and so he pushes it right up to the line," says a senior adviser. "He wants to shame them...