Search Details

Word: hoopes (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

With those kind of numbers Duncan felt ready for major college basketball, and set out looking for the biggest-name school that would offer him a scholarship. But at a summer hoop camp, the director took a "personal interest" in Duncan. "He told me it'd be stupid for me not to go to the Ivy League," Duncan reports. "Realistically, the pros were a long-shot, and you can't beat an Ivy education...

Author: By Jonathan Putnam, | Title: Tracking An Unusual Inner-City Talent | 3/4/1987 | See Source »

Playing in the high-post position, Roberts pulled down six offensive rebounds, with nine total boards for the game. Donnelly, who averages 14.5 points-per-game, had 18 points, nine rebounds, and five assists--all to Roberts under the hoop...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Tigers Soar, Cagers Fall | 2/14/1987 | See Source »

...women's basketball notebooks combine forces this week to offer a hoop extravaganza as packed with stats and facts as Briggs Athletic Center was packed with people Tuesday night...

Author: By Jennifer M. Frey, | Title: Duke-ing it Out With the Big Guys | 2/12/1987 | See Source »

When Duke forward John Smith took a pass down low and jammed it home for the first hoop of the game, his move became an act of classical athleticism. And when Crimson Co-Captain Keith Webster squeezed in a dipsy-do-lay-up, it had the flavor of a Renoir...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Silly Putty | 2/11/1987 | See Source »

Some observers credit British Designer Vivienne Westwood, who introduced short hoop skirts and "minicrinis" in 1985 as part of a collection that was never even produced. But let the history books show that since 1981 Christian Lacroix, couturier at the House of Jean Patou, has been experimenting with petticoats and showing a few puffy skirts each season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Welcome to The Fresh Follies | 2/9/1987 | See Source »

Previous | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 102 | 103 | 104 | 105 | 106 | Next