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Hookes?s death following a violent incident outside a Melbourne hotel was overplayed by adrenaline-charged journalists, but the reaction of cricket lovers has been profound. For many Australians aged 35 to 45, ?Hookesy? was a childhood sporting hero (a spunk for women of all ages), announcing his abundant talent and displaying his surfie looks in a spectacular way during the season of 1976-77. After a string of high scores for South Australia, the 21-year-old made his national debut against England in the Centenary Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The blond, left-handed batsman tonked opposing...
...nothing to wear! My closet is strangely bare of any athletic clothing. I finally decide on old gym shorts from high school (a vivid purple) and a white tank top. I feel almost peppy, confident that I look the part. I can do this! I’ve got spunk! Who cares that I’m not the least bit athletic—I’ll be joining scores of pom-pom wavers before me, folks like President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Class of 1904, all under the careful guidance of the Crimson cheer squad...
...which Biblical character would make the best skateboarder? “Definitely not Job or Isaiah or Abraham. Maybe David. He has a lot of spunk and that whole ‘No Fear’ thing going...
...Harvard—the stress of it—was all pretty hard on Isabelle,” Luke explains. “She came here really alive and capable, but then she sort of lost a lot of spunk. She became really concerned with survival, which for her was staying in school and not flipping...
NASHVILLE STAR Aspiring Garths and Shanias must perform original songs and share a house in Nashville on this country-music show, which airs early next year on USA. Choosing new material shows spunk, but can these crooners write...