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...addition, promising sophomores Agata Passent and Kendra Harris will return to the squad with a year of varsity singles experience under their belts. Sophomore Cisca Mok, who was sidelined all last year with injuries, will miss at least the fall portion of the schedule for rehabilitation after undergoing wrist surgery over the summer...
...Thomas R., an 18-year-old former member of a Crip set in Los Angeles who just said no to his fellow gang members last April. "They did me pretty bad," he says softly. Bad meaning a broken arm, a broken wrist, two teeth knocked out, lots of cigarette burns on his face and a few dozen bruises, which really isn't too bad for the Crips. But Thomas cautions, "You bet they ain't done with...
...both feet on the ground as long as possible during the three or four preparatory spins. Scientists at the U.S. aquatic center, working with swimming coaches, have suggested changes to American backstroker Janie Wagstaff and freestyler Matt Biondi in their underwater pulling patterns. Biondi was urged to keep his wrist cocked for one-half to a full second longer at the end of the stroke to maximize his propulsion...
...spoken, and suddenly the doorway filled with men, 12 of them, bunched in rows of three, a tangle of outstretched arms all holding revolvers. As they opened fire, recalled one executioner, "they were so close to each other that whoever was standing in front got a burn on his wrist from the shots of his neighbor behind." Smoke, screams and blood engulfed the tiny space as bullets flew around, some ricocheting weirdly off the women, who were later found to be wearing jewels sewn into their corsets. And still some lived. They were bludgeoned with rifle butts and bayoneted until...
...calls Kimbo. "She has an outstanding capability to pull herself together and perform consistently under pressure," he says. "You can see on her face that she'll do it, no matter what." Not even pain stops her. At the 1991 nationals, the stress fracture in Zmeskal's wrist ached so badly that she couldn't grab the uneven bars. Come competition time, though, she nailed every routine...