Word: phenomal
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...college football phenom (just the second black man to be named a football All-American), Robeson went on to play pro ball while studying law at Columbia University (just the third black to be admitted to the program). The notion of Robeson at the bar, pleading cases for the underprivileged, instructing the Supreme Court in the justice due all men, is an enticing fantasy; but in the 20s that was as likely to happen as Robeson was to be named president of U.S. Steel. His brilliance would have to be deployed in an arena where blacks had already achieved...
...Crimson’s slap-hitting phenom reached base in each of her three plate appearances and scored twice on RBI hits from tri-captains Tiffany Whitton and Sarah Koppel. That was all the offense Harvard (14-4, 0-0 Ivy) would need as sophomore Kara Brotemarkle and senior Suzanne Guy combined to limit BU (9-17, 4-0 American East) to just three hits in a 2-1 Crimson road victory...
Penn has suffered this season from a lack of depth, but is led by freshman and national No. 10 Richard Repetto at the top of its lineup. Patterson, Reppeto’s likely opponent, is quite familiar with the Penn phenom, having lost to him in the national finals during Patterson’s senior year in high school...
That film audiences ever got to see Citizen Kane at all is no small wonder in itself. That the film was made by a 24- year old theater phenom, Orson Welles, who had never sat behind a camera in his life, makes it truly miraculous. Welles based his narrative on the life of newspaper tycoon Randolph Hearst, who blacklisted Welles for the rest of Hearst’s natural life. The film’s original print was saved from destruction several times and, at Hearst’s threats, Citizen Kane was banned from all but one movie house...
Minnesota freshman phenom Kelly Stephens scored two goals in a span of 90 seconds late in the game, and Gopher left wing Jerilyn Glenn tipped home the game winner with just over a minute remaining as Minnesota stunned the Crimson...