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...disrupt a local way of life. The resentment is particularly strong in the mountain communities close to generations-old marijuana and opium fields. Here soldiers are insultingly branded "guachos," a slang term once used to describe Indians who served as messengers. "The soldiers are abusive and rude," complains Dolores Gamboa, 42, in the ramshackle mountain village of Santiago de los Caballeros. "But most of all they are dangerous." She proudly shows off a bush of opium poppies in her garden, which she says she planted for decorative purposes...
...less than 10 seconds to go, Stehle heaved the ball down the court to captain Jason Norman. Norman charged toward the hoop and broke into the signature stride that almost always precedes a two-handed jam. The Harvard captain went up, but got fouled hard by Yale guard Alex Gamboa...
After senior captain Jason Norman completed a three-point play to give Harvard its first points, Yale captain Alex Gamboa one-upped him with a four-point play that gave the Bulldogs their biggest lead of the game...
...Harvard with a huge game, as he handles the ball on every play. The Brown offense provides more fast break and one-on-one opportunities for its standout guard, whereas Yale has a larger group of established scorers to rely upon—center Dominick Martin and guard Alex Gamboa also score in double digits for the Bulldogs...
...field. Still, fans pretty much calmed down until fairly recent times. In a 2002 game between the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals, a father-son combo leaped out of the Comiskey Park stands and for no apparent reason attacked Kansas City first-base coach Tom Gamboa. This year, another fan at Comiskey tried to tackle umpire Laz Diaz. "There is no question--you can ask any coach on any team, they would concur--that the anger in the voice of this small percentage of fans has escalated," says Gamboa. "I have no idea when this started...