Word: slams
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...Robert Downey, Jr., as a two-bit hood turned movie actor, is meant to be a parody of Hollywood action films, especially the ones produced by Joel Silver, who produced here. Running on the fumes of countless bad movies, Black concocts what might work at five mins. as a slam-tribute at a Joel Silver roast...
...Vatican official, known as Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, he was quoted as saying that John Paul II's work had had an "inflation" effect on sainthood, a statement he later disavowed. Even though he's now in the driver's seat, it may be hard for him to slam on the brakes. Father Peter Gumpel, a deputy in the Vatican's Congregation for the Causes of Saints, says that while it is "certainly possible" that Benedict could slow the flow of saints, "those already under consideration will be difficult to stop." Gumpel notes, however, that Benedict still has a major...
Reliever Becky Voaklander fared no better, surrendering a grand slam to Kelly Fry in the sixth...
...singles, Durkin, filling in for injured co-captain Courtney Bergman, cruised to victory over Ahmed, a first team All-Ivy selection in 2004. After Durkin emphatically nailed an overhead slam for a commanding 3-0 first-set lead, Ahmed threw her hands up in visible frustration and looked to the sky for guidance. Ahmed regained her composure in the second set, driving to a 3-3 tie, but Durkin won the last three games...
...dismantled the Big Green’s Winingham at second singles. O’Riain won the first set, 6-3, but was shaky to start the second set, as Winingham ran the score to 2-2. O’Riain blasted two aces and nailed an overhead slam in the next game, however, to grab a 3-2 lead. She would drop just one more game in the match while finishing off Winingham...