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...margin would have been greater but for a bogus technical foul charged to Sims on a fast-break slam dunk. The muchmaligned zebra claimed that Sims had hung on the rim, thus nullifying his hoop and awarding Bentley a free throw at the other end, a three point transition...
Hopelessly addicted hoopsters who dream about making the perfect slam dunk will have a chance to satisfy their fantasies in the first annual Pi Eta Galactic Invitational Three-on-Three Basketball Tournament later this month...
...first-rate film maker, but his world here suffers from a bad miscalculations. Trying for what appears to be an expressionistic style, he has directed the movie at a screeching pitch. He matches the script's verbal and physical violence blow for blow with slam-bang editing and ; pounding musical score; he never give the audience a chance to catch its breath. What is intended to be operatic come out overblown and, at times, overacted Goldoni's Mom is so crazed she seems to have stepped out of Exorcist...
...opening lead was just a fleeting bit of glory as the Tigers came back to blast starter Luis Tiant--Jason Thompson smashing a grand slam before Tiant had retired a batter. That shot sent Tiant to the showers; and reliever Bill Campbell took over until the ninth, when he was bailed out by Dick Drago and then Hassler...
...usual time: the last week in August and the first week of September. The usual people were in attendance: Grand Slam Candidate Bjorn Borg with a fortune in endorsement insignia to grace his tennis togs; new women's No. 1 Martina Navratilova with a fortune in gold jewelry to adorn her now-winning form; Chris Evert with a list of crack hairdressers for prematch sprucing up; Vitas Gerulaitis with a list of ear-splitting discos for post-match winding down; Evonne Goolagong stayed home with her baby; Jimmy Connors brought his mother along. Only the place was unusual...