Word: sweep
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Friend Flicka, a poignant tale of a friendship between a boy and his horse that became a movie and a television series; of arteriosclerosis; in Chevy Chase, Md. A descendant of William Penn, Alsop published books under the pen name Mary O'Hara, including several that evoked the sweep and grandeur of America's Rocky Mountain states (Thunderhead, Green Grass of Wyoming), a region she came to love while living on a Wyoming ranch with her second husband, Helge Sture-Vasa...
Reagan starts with a broad sweep of states in the West, plus a good chance of cracking Carter's base in the South. With that advantage, winning only three or four of the jackpot states could push him over the top. Five of the eight are now leaning to Reagan, and two more are too close to call either...
George Brett last night provided all the fireworks needed to end the New York Yankees season. His three-run homer in the seventh inning catapulted Kansas City to a 4-2 win, culminating a three-game sweep of the Yankees and capturing the first pennant ever for the Royals...
...plays, the final decision about what will happen to the ball rests with the quarterback. Restic uses what he calls "playomatics," two plays selected together in the huddle, narrowed to one by the quarterback calling signals at the line of scrimmage. For example, one current playomatic calls for a sweep to a halfback. If the quarterback reads a zone defense and yells out "zone" while calling signals, then the halfback continues around right end. But if he sees the defense is playing man-to-man, the quarterback will call out "man" and the halfback will know that he is supposed...
...victories of team stalwarts Tiina Bougas and Meg Meyer in the number one and five slots rounded out the Crimson's singles sweep...