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...took the natural first step, going to Brines to be outfitted with a navy blue goretex wind-breaker (men's extra-small), and matching foul weather pants. Now all I had to do was figure out why the coxswain sat the wrong way in the boat...
Last week, when the Austin Peay Governors came home to Clarksville, Tenn., overtime losers to Providence after conquering Illinois, the whole town met them at the interstate in a caravan complete with fire engine and mayor. Senior Forward Bob Thomas missed the foul shot that would have won the Providence game in regulation, and the anguished picture of him leaving the court is one of the tableaus of the tournament. Thomas was the last player to get up to speak to the caravan, but he never got anything out for all the cheering...
...fairly new 45-sec. shooting clock have permanently changed the game and for the moment improved the drama. "One of the most important balances in basketball," says Pete Newell, who coached championship teams at San Francisco and California, "is the value of the ball against the penalty of the foul. That might be out of whack now. Promiscuous fouling could be coming." The wiliest coaches, like Jerry Tarkanian of Nevada, Las Vegas, have been passing up three-on-two fast breaks for three-point shots. What do you do with guards who run away from the basket...
...words describe a problem, not a group of people. "The homeless" suggests a foul and foreign strain of bacteria that has gratuitously invaded the nation's cities. It doesn't have a face or a voice. It's just a problem, which we know won't go away, so why try to solve...
...This foul smell has pervaded the Quad for the past week or so, and at times is so pungent that I have had to hold my breath from the time I get off the shuttle bus until I reach the sanetuary of my room...