Word: heights
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...finals. Despite having eight first-round N.B.A. draft picks on the team, they were ambushed in the semis by a seasoned Soviet squad, 82-76. Led by their 7-ft. 3-in. center Arvidas Sabonis and a veteran corps of deadeye 3-point shooters, the Soviets used superior height and a 25-lb.-per-man weight advantage to jam the lanes with a sagging zone defense and thwart U.S. drives on the basket. U.S. coach John Thompson had loaded up on defensive players in picking his team, and since his best outside shooter was benched with an injury, there...
Harvard lost a lot of height last year and has had to rely on its defense...
...colorful leotard will emerge as a sweetheart of Seoul. For reasons as difficult to identify as the gradations of excellence that turn silver to gold, sports fans quadrennially bestow their affection on an elfin gymnast. Perhaps it is the daunting mix of skills: the daring speed and height of the vault, the elegance and precision of the balance beam, the strength and fluidity of the uneven parallel bars, the showmanship and gravity subversion of the floor exercise. Or perhaps it is the sheer beauty of a sport that seems as artistic as it is athletic...
Injuries may take competitors out of the running. Sometimes the enemy is a sudden growth spurt that adds unwanted height and weight. No one knows that better than American Kristie Phillips, who just two years ago was touted as "the new Mary Lou." Then Phillips grew 4 in. and put on 15 lbs. Now, at 16, she is in the disappointing position of being a second alternate: two members of the U.S. team would have to withdraw for her to compete in Seoul...
...fences. Amid the innocuous-looking white flowers and glossy green leaves are 4-in. razor-sharp thorns that make the bushes nearly impossible to climb over and are strong enough to stop a speeding jeep. P.T. plants grow naturally in the hills of East Tennessee, sometimes reaching a height of 20 ft., and have long been used by local farmers to protect livestock. Now Barrier Concepts, an Oak Ridge, Tenn., firm, is selling the bushes to such security-minded customers as the CIA, the Secret Service and the military. The Marine Corps Air Station in Cherry Point, N.C., bought...