Word: rebounder
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...stretch, it was bad. In the first half, Harvard only held a one-rebound edge (22-21) to a team whose entire starting frontcourt was 6'4". Nevertheless, the Beavers--an up-tempo team that lives and dies with the outside shot--did a good job of slipping through the spread-out Harvard defense and fighting for contested balls...
Like Michael Jordan, he has a burning desire to win. Like Frank Thomas, he comes to the game fully prepared. Like Dennis Rodman, he will block out anyone who tries to keep him from an offensive rebound. That is why all of the above play for Jerry Reinsdorf, a 60-year-old C.P.A. and attorney who owns the Chicago Bulls and Chicago White Sox. And that is why Reinsdorf signed offensive-rebound Albert Belle last week to a five-year, $52.5 million contract that made the troubled slugger the highest-paid baseball player in history--and the owner...
Another lost face, sophomore Craig MacDonald, found himself in the right place at the right time when he set up freshman Brett Chodorow's rebound goal with a shot of his own. It wasn't just his placement which made that goal a reality, however. Throughout the game, MacDonald orchestrated passes down the ice, introducing an admittedly sparse crowd at Bright Hockey Center to his speed and vision for the very first time this season...
...minutes later, midfield dynamo Emily Stauffer fanned on a low cross right in front of the goal, and soon after, Miller's low shot was blocked by Dion and her rebound was just deflected away from an open net by a UMass player. In the 68th minute, Stauffer missed soccer's equivalent of a layup as she raced clear only to yank the ball wide of the goal...
Yesterday, Harvard battled Maine in the final, and the Black Bears won in overtime, 2-1. Collins opened up the scoring by putting home a rebound of a penalty corner shot from co-captain Daphne Clark, but Maine tied the game on a penalty corner shot with 17 seconds left to play...