Word: gridirons
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...will give all who believe in the triumph of good over evil something to be thankful for as they eat their turkey next week. And yet it hardly makes sense to express gratitude for something as sure as Yale’s impending defeat at the hands of our gridiron warriors—one might as well thank water for being wet or notorious Yalie George W. Bush for mispronouncing anything over two syllables. It’s just not in Yale’s nature to win at anything, let alone a football game. Indeed, a shade of cruelty...
...diamond, Princeton’s star receiver hasn’t fared quite as well against the Crimson, recording just two receptions for 38 yards in the first two times he’s taken to the gridiron against Harvard...
...debate tumbled beyond the steel girders that at the time enclosed the northeast end of Harvard Stadium, as alumni and administrators began to question not only Harvard’s ability to compete on the gridiron, but also its position as a leader in the American academy...
...executed prisoners and numbers of their graves. Notified by an inmates' group, families immediately traveled to the cemetery, 25 miles west of Baghdad in the city of Al Hawsa. What they found, tucked in a well-kept conventional cemetery, was a rectangular field twice the size of a gridiron. A cinderblock wall blocked off the space. High above it were watchtowers apparently manned by guards to keep out unauthorized visitors...
Wahlberg, no longer a frustrated backup quarterback, has blossomed in his new role as the ace of the Crimson bullpen, leaving his disappointing memories of the gridiron behind. And while he is now able to look back on his football days without regret, he does so only because he has succeeded in making the difficult transition that could ultimately turn him into an all-time great...