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...squads exchanged baskets for several minutes, and the Crimson was able to pull no closer than 37-32 after a David Lang jumpshot at the 6:25 mark...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: B.C. Blasts M. Cagers, 121-80 | 12/2/1987 | See Source »

Facing a looser press, Barros scored nine points--including an amazing 360-degree spin-in-the-air jumpshot that few watchers will forget--to lead a 23-10 Eagle scoring run to close out the half with...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: B.C. Blasts M. Cagers, 121-80 | 12/2/1987 | See Source »

...loves San Francisco. This means that in a week he will be "leaving to pursue outside interests." In sports, it is understood that all such rapid declines are drug-related, and sportswriters, the original masters of journalese, are constantly casting about for nonlibelous ways of suggesting that Johnny Jumpshot is deeply in love with controlled substances. The current code words are "listless" and "lacking motivation or concentration." If the reporter writes that the athlete "occasionally misses the team bus," the astute reader understands that Jumpshot is a walking pharmacy who no longer knows where or who he is, though...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Journalese: a Ground-Breaking Study | 9/1/1986 | See Source »

...turned out, Rosovsky's concern was a bit premature. After the Longhorn's Jack Wornington converted the front end of a one-and-one opportunity to give Texas a 61-59 lead, Crimson point guard Calvin Dixon hit the season's most exciting 20-ft. banked jumpshot at the buzzer, and the game went into overtime...

Author: By Paul M. Barrett, | Title: Men's Basketball Drops Two, Falls to Texas and Manhattan | 1/4/1982 | See Source »

...sophmores Ann Scannell, Pat Horne, Kate Martin, Franessa Hall, and jumpshot specialist Nancy Boutilier will make up the backbone of this year's squad. Last year's co-captains Wendy Carle and Caryn Curry are gone, and though neither had what you could call a memorable season they harbored a good deal of experience, something this young team lacks badly...

Author: By Sara J. Nicholas, | Title: Women Cagers to Face Bentley Tonight | 11/25/1980 | See Source »

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