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Libby Pierpont held the dubious distinction of participating in the longest match of the day (or night). In the second position, she and Pam Smith split two close sets before the black curtain fell. Improvising, the coaches agreed to play a nine-point tiebreaker to end the marathon, five games into the third...
Spurred by the accurate outside shooting of John Kittle and Dave Neuschwander, Mower jumped to a nine-point lead midway through the first half. Behind the scoring of their 6-ft. 3-in. center, Rick Nash, and the playmaking of Dave Shryock, Weld narrowed the gap to a single point by intermission...
...been called the "big button." Delaware recently became the first state to start a football lottery. Called Touchdown, it takes into account the point spread between opposing teams, just as the bookies do. In brief, that means that somebody betting on, say, the Seattle Seahawks, who are rated nine-point underdogs, wins if Seattle wins, or even if Seattle loses by eight points or less. It is a form of wagering that can make the most lackluster game exciting for those who have money...
After falling behind 4-2 in the nine-point tie-breaker, Lundy battled back to knot the score at 4-all. On the final point, Lundy lunged for a short backhand by Dutton and lobbed it just over Dutton's racquet for the set. "He hit a good service, and I hit a good return," Lundy commented. "After that, I just got lucky...
Temple trailed Harvard early but recovered for a seemingly safe nine-point cushion with nine minutes remaining. But the Crimson came charging back to tie at 59 with two and a half minutes...