Word: golden
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1952 England's new rose, the promise of a Golden...
...about the business of worship. Men read from leatherbound lives of the saints; women ululate softly as they lean on tall prayer rests. Everyone will keep the vigil through the night. As darkness falls, shrouded bundles occupy every empty space on the hard, stony ground, huddling around the dim golden flicker of tiny candles...
...Arizona men's basketball team The NCAA champs were steered by freshman point guard Mike Bibby, son of UCLA's point guard in its golden years. But Dad wasn't around much; it was Mike's mom who prodded and inspired her boy to excel. Said Mike: "She's the reason I'm here." Yes, Santa, there is a Virginia Bibby...
...THUGS IN SHORTS We've heard of players choking during a game, but Latrell Sprewell couldn't wait that long: the Golden State Warriors star throttled his coach, P.J. Carlesimo, in practice. At times, NBA royalty beat up fans, refs and each other, but Sprewell's attack won him a year's suspension--and the services of Johnnie Cochran. Now the streets are filled with cries of "Free Spree!" And the coach, who is no more a psycho Patton than Bobby Knight or Woody Hayes, must be wondering how an assault victim could become the perp. Advice to P.J.: This...
With thoughts like that, Latrell Sprewell, the Golden State Warriors' leading scorer and biggest hothead, took a short break during practice last Monday to throttle coach P.J. Carlesimo, who had just told him to "put a little mustard on the passes" during a shooting drill. After the two were separated, Sprewell took a 15-minute cooldown in the locker room before heading back to fight through teammates to get to Carlesimo again and yell "I'm going to kill you! You better get me off this team, or that's what I'm going to do." It was the most...