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Word: picks (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...felt relieved that Harvard's two biggest meets against Cal Poly and Navy were over. "There's no one else I know who can really best us like those two teams," he said. "We could pick up a few more wins before the season's over. It's just a matter of improving in the middleweights and learning from mistakes...

Author: By Richard H.P. Sia, | Title: Blakinger Saves Crimson Face; Middies Floor Matmen, 35-7 | 1/15/1973 | See Source »

...cent clip in the first half in opening up a 7 point lead. In the second half, they only hit 24 per cent of their shots. Harrison's offense seems to set corner shots from 20 feet rather than swing off the post to utilize the height advantage with pick and rolls...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Best and the Worst | 1/11/1973 | See Source »

Taking up the slack for coach Bub Zeffelato's team was Jere Nolan, a 12.8-point-per-game player who last night hit 11 of 10 shots from the field and added one of two from the line pick up the game's scoring honors with 23 points...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Cagers Clip Eagles in Beanpot Opener | 1/9/1973 | See Source »

...serious attention at that time, and Hanslin took the idea one step further, grouping houses in "special interest" villages for golfers, sailors and horsemen. The result was New Seabury, perhaps the best-designed second-home community yet built in the Eastern U.S. From then on, Hanslin could pick his projects, and in 1969 he picked Eastman...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Environment: Butter-Pecan Builder | 1/8/1973 | See Source »

...three other playoff sites-Washington, D.C., Pittsburgh and San Francisco-hit the highways in search of blackout-free telecasts. Washington Redskin rooters packed 150 rooms at the Holiday Inn in Bethesda, Md. (40 miles from the stadium). The hotel, which is equipped with an extra-high antenna to pick up Baltimore stations, offered a gridiron buffet of lox, whitefish and onion rolls ($2.25) and a post-game open bar ($3). Fans at the Sheraton Motor Inn in Fredericksburg, Va., known for such victory celebrations as nude swim-ins, this time observed the Redskins' decisive 16-3 win over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Beating the Ban | 1/8/1973 | See Source »

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