Word: standout
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...signing bonus, is another easy target. So is his birth into football royalty. While it's true that Peyton Manning has worked hard to hone his God-given talent, it doesn't hurt to have had a father like Archie Manning, the Ole Miss legend and New Orleans Saints standout quarterback. All the Manning boys are genetic freaks: younger brother Eli is a starting quarterback, though not an effective one for now, with the New York Giants, and older brother Cooper was slashing toward stardom before a spinal disorder ended his career (he's now a successful businessman...
Harvard played without missed standout sophomore winger Sarah Vaillancourt, who was touring abroad with Team Canada. Vaillancourt’s absence placed more of the onus on Chu, who finished with a goal and an assist, to instigate the offense...
...long, rangy guards were able to completely stifle the Crimson’s perimeter game, as Harvard was just 1-of-11 from three-point range on the night.The 27-point output was two shy of Pattman’s career high of 29, set during his standout freshman year, when he averaged 13.2 points per game in winning the league’s rookie honors. Since that season, Pattman has faced a good measure of adversity, missing all but four games of his sophomore year due to injury, suffering through a dismal 6-21 Dartmouth campaign last season...
...Akpan stayed on as one of 21 players training for the U.S. Under-20 National Team, from which one more player will be cut before the Jan. 17-21 CONCACAF qualifying tournament in Panama City, Panama. Akpan is training with players such as MLS phenom Freddie Adu and UCLA standout Sal Zizzo under veteran U-20 coach Thomas Rongen. Zizzo scored twice in UCLA’s win against the Crimson in the second round of the NCAA tournament. The MLS combine will take place through today and will give Altchek a chance to showcase his skills before...
...stepfather's paint company weathered the Depression without serious deprivations, and Ford was a happy, popular teenager and a standout on his high school football team. In 1931 he enrolled at the University of Michigan on a full athletic scholarship. He majored in economics, played center on the Big Ten varsity squad and during his senior year was chosen to participate in the Shrine College All-Star game...