Word: torrid
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Wilson’s torrid run has abated lately, and his batting average is down to .352 through August 14. But according to Wendt, struggling is just as much a part of the learning process for a young player as success...
...combo of John Baumann (6’8, 220 lbs.) and Ben Nwachukwu (6’9, 235 lbs.) exploited a short-handed Crimson interior defense to the tune of 33 total points on 13-of-18 shooting. The Lions shot 55 percent from the field overall, including a torrid 67 percent in the second half. “The thing we certainly didn’t do tonight was low-post defense,” Harvard coach Frank Sullivan said. “Whether it be the footwork of the guy you’re guarding, or pressure...
...AMERICA'S HOUSING BLUES After years of torrid price increases that made homeowners feel more confident about spending, the U.S. housing market has tumbled. Construction of single-family homes dropped 18% in the third quarter of 2006, and real estate prices have cooled, particularly in overheated markets like California. Steve Steele, 53, made a good living buying houses on credit in San Diego, fixing them up and then reselling them for a lush profit. But now he's shifting his focus to New Mexico. "I think reality has set in," he says. "California is going to be flat for some...
THIS REGIONAL FINAL OF THE NCAA men's basketball tournament looked like a classic mismatch. The University of Connecticut featured four future NBA first-round draft picks. And George Mason--a suburban commuter school in Fairfax, Va.--looked like nothing much until its torrid shooting and scrappy defense gave it an 86-84 overtime upset of the Huskies, sending a school from a nonmajor conference to the Final Four for the first time in 27 years...
...AARP's torrid growth hasn't come without controversy. Critics have long argued that the organization stretches the concept of nonprofit; an IRS probe in the '80s resulted in the creation of AARP Services--and a $135 million fine...