Word: throwings
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...game,” my father asks, “Why?”, out loud, in the middle of our living room. Why not, he reasons, given that a passing attempt nets about seven yards on average and a run play around four, simply throw the ball on virtually every down? Pass-heavy playbooks worked for Steve Spurrier in the fun ‘n gun days, and they’re now flourishing in places like Lubbock and Honolulu...
There are some things in life that are undeniably enjoyable: ice cream on a warm day, money with which to throw parties and, of course, concise club names. But some students have lost sight of this last one, choosing names that leave their clubs with unfortunate acronyms or throwing in unnecessary words to achieve cutesy backronyms. Either way, FM (note: only two letters) presents the fifteen worst, and occasionally fictional, in its mission to shame people into better club names. 1) Harvard College Chinese Chess Club (HCCCC) 2) Youth Alliance for Leadership and Development in Africa (YALDA) 3) Mental Health...
...coach Ray Leone said. “They were much more focused and sharper [than at Cornell]; sometimes you can play great and not have a goal.” Eight minutes into the second half, with her third consecutive assist of the season, freshman Kerry Kartsonis gave a throw-in past a Catamount defender, giving Wylie the advantage to steal a shot at Vermont’s Bradley. “I was going to cross it right in, and the ball hit the goalie’s toe and it went in,” Wylie said...
...African history. The race to succeed President Thabo Mbeki when his second term ends in 2009 has divided the ANC: One camp is led by Mbeki himself, who is constitutionally barred from a third term - but is still considering whether to find a way to run again, or to throw his weight behind a designated successor. Mbeki certainly hopes to flout the ambitions of his estranged former deputy Jacob Zuma. Mbeki sacked the populist Zuma following a series of corruption allegations and a rape charge against the deputy president, although he remains the deputy leader...
...football,” Murphy said. “They took up a lot of clock, but our defense really did a good job when they absolutely had to. Obviously, it was a great momentum swing and a morale boost when a defensive lineman picks off the tipped throw, because we were not having an easy time there.”From that point, Cornell was stifled offensively, earning just 50 yards on its remaining four drives and adding a final interception. The Crimson, meanwhile, moved to the Big Red 1-yard line with 9:23 remaining in the fourth...