Word: stretch
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...standard-sized, individually wrapped condom of the kind put in dispensers in Canaday, Weld, and Greenough last spring measures 2 inches by 2 inches and is about a quarter-inch thick. Usually made of latex or occasionally polyurethane, the modern condom can stretch to 800 percent its normal size, if necessary—both a prophylactic and a practical joke waiting to happen. As a method of birth control, it boasts a 98 percent success rate, and when used to protect against STDs, one incurs less than a quarter of the risk one might incur through unprotected sex. As prophylactics...
Harvard seized control of the game with a 17-2 run on both sides of halftime, after Dartmouth had rallied to trim a initial eight-point Harvard lead to 23-20. Rollins contributed eight points during the stretch and junior guard Lindsay Hallion added five of her 11. The Crimson’s cushion expanded to as much as 22 in the second half, and though the Big Green managed to trim it to 12 on three occasions, the home team was never seriously threatened...
...never has Akpan received as much attention as now. Kicking off one outstanding two-week stretch in January, Akpan joined 17-year-old phenom Freddy Adu and a roster full of international veterans in making the final cut of the United States Under-20 Men’s National Team—which was itself a surprise until Akpan outran everyone in the 40-yard dash (his time: 4.60 seconds...
...gradually cut the lead down before capping there run with a three by Radar Onguetou made the score 49-42, firing up his team, supporters, and the neutral fans rooting for the underdog. Yet it wouldn’t be enough, as Albany showed its championship poise down the stretch, winning 64-47.The final game saw third-seeded BU pull out a 62-58 come-from-behind thriller over Binghamton in front of many vociferous Terrier students. Players continued to step up, like Bearcat guard Steve Proctor, who had a game-high 22 points in his final collegiate game...
...Crimson stumbled to a 4-23 record, and last year the team collapsed down the stretch with eight straight league losses...