Word: turfing
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...administration has presided over an "education recession," and he will try to pick apart the details of Gore's prescription-drug plan in an attempt to show it is as onerous as Hillary Clinton's failed health-care reform. The Bush people are also girding to defend their turf. "He will misrepresent the governor's record in Texas and his proposals for the nation," says Bush spokeswoman Karen Hughes. "But we look forward to explaining the truth." By the time they are finished with three debates, the two candidates will probably have explored every major policy on the table...
Although Boston College's victory over Harvard in the second round of the NCAA tournament last year was a major upset, it was the Hawks who scored the biggest surprise of the NCAA Tournament, knocking out defending national champion Florida on the Gators' home turf. Hartford won one more game before bowing out in the national quarterfinals...
What sort of image is McMahon trying to project here? When the first kick returner gets nailed and lies lifeless on the turf, are we supposed to moan or cheer? Will the XFL on NBC commentators say things like, "Whoo! The Hitmen sure took that guy out! I'm thinkin' he's done from the waist down, at least! Glad we ditched that rule...
...Harvard cross country team crossed the Charles River on Saturday and easily disposed of Northeastern in the Huskies' own city, with the men winning, 20-41, and the women claiming a 15-46 victory. But the Crimson, which also considers Franklin Park as its home turf, felt the host's burden in simultaneous dual meets against Brown, which the Bears won on both the men's side, 23-38, and the women's side, 15-46. The tri-meet was scored as a double dual meet, with the times measured between teams, and not among the entire field...
...wasn't that we started slow but we were on a new field," Zacarian said. "It was definitely hard in the beginning. On the road, it's a little difficult with a dry turf. The ball reacts entirely differently than it does on our field...