Word: tore
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...Steelers turn things around? Roethlisberger deserves a lot of the credit. After starter Tommy Maddox tore a tendon early in the season, Cowher entrusted the team to the rookie, who had played three years at the other Miami University in the other Oxford (Ohio). Roethlisberger responded by leading the Steelers to back-to-back home victories against the then undefeated Patriots and Eagles, and he hasn't lost since. Cowboys coach Bill Parcells, who dishes out compliments about as often as Don Rickles, has called Roethlisberger the most impressive rookie quarterback since Dan Marino...
...found her. Home Edition brought in its army of designers, led by bullhorn-wielding host Ty Pennington, to do what it does best: destroy a home in order to save it. After shipping Harris and kin off for a week's vacation in Carlsbad, Calif., 100 workers and neighbors tore her home down to the foundation and built a new, bigger one. They replaced the Christmas toys and donated appliances, mattresses and landscaping to her flood-stricken neighbors. They even threw in a basketball court for the neighborhood kids...
After recording just one double-double all season—a 12-point, 12-rebound performance against Elon—Stags forward Deng Gai tore apart the Harvard defense, scoring 23 points and pulling down 13 boards, both season-highs...
...concerns. It was the first time al-Qaeda managed to strike an American diplomatic mission in Saudi Arabia. Riding in a car emblazoned with a banner reading there is no god but god, ringleader Fayez bin Awad al Juhaini and his terror cell shot their way through the gates, tore down and burned an American flag, and spent two hours stalking consular staff. The five victims were third-country nationals employed by the consulate, and two American staff were among the 12 wounded. In the ensuing shootout with embassy guards and Saudi security forces, Al Juhaini and three other militants...
...fall of 2002, Wolf tore the interior labrum in his left shoulder while diving for a ball. The injury ended his freshman season before it ever started, leaving Wolff with idle hands and a useless non-throwing arm. Surgery would repair the tear, but a winter without baseball would be a long...