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Thirty cheerleaders are leaping across mats in a dizzying blur of motion and power. A double back handspring whips by, making room for another and another. Then, as Queen blares over a CD player, three groups interlock hands and hurl three tiny teammates 30 ft. into the air. Like fireworks, the girls' bodies hang, open, then descend gracefully into the arms of waiting teammates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Beyond the Pom-Poms | 11/6/2000 | See Source »

...there seems to be no hope for this cursed ballclub either now or in the immediate future. It's enough to make anyone want to hurl himself off a bridge...

Author: By Brian E. Fallon, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Legends of the Fall: Tales from a Beleaguered Sox Fan | 9/28/2000 | See Source »

...plastic brand of lunchboxes or perennial paper bags - and that seems like a real shame. Where is the thrill in dragging a plastic lunchbox down the slats of a wooden fence? What kind of temper tantrums can a kid throw if the only thing she has to hurl down a flight of stairs is a brown paper bag lunch...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lunchboxes I Have Known and Loved | 9/11/2000 | See Source »

...recent years, Russian and European teams have ushered in another style that's definitely less stylish: reach out and crush someone. Why mess around with technique when you can grab a guy and hurl him to the floor? "The Europeans tend to be physically strong, pulling you in and crunching you. Grabbing your belt in weird places," Pedro explains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We Hope He Chokes | 8/30/2000 | See Source »

...recent years, Russian and European teams have ushered in another style that's definitely less stylish: reach out and crush someone. Why mess around with technique when you can grab a guy and hurl him to the floor? "The Europeans tend to be physically strong, pulling you in and crunching you. Grabbing your belt in weird places," Pedro explains...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: We Hope He Chokes | 8/21/2000 | See Source »

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