Word: cushions
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...Stanford, host of the weekend-long Basketball Travelers Classic, at Maples Pavilion on Friday night. The bigger and more skilled Cardinal blitzed the Crimson out of the gates, jumping out to early leads of 19-3 and 42-17 en route to a 65-28 halftime cushion. Stanford hit the 80-point mark less than five minutes into the second half and reached triple digits with over six minutes to play. “We were bigger and stronger at every position,” said Stanford head coach Trent Johnson. “But what they were running offensively...
...asked Clinton why she hadn't been similarly honest, and she immediately turned it around: Obama wanted to spend the proceeds of the pollution auction - perhaps as much as $50 billion - on alternative-energy research and development. "I have committed to putting money from that auction into programs to ... cushion the economic impact on working and poor families," she said. And then she added scornfully, "So if you want to go and get some debating point telling people this is going to cost you money, then I don't think you've thought through the policy as carefully...
...forecasting purposes, in good Halloween spirit, there are two tricks and two treats on the docket this weekend. Barring a major upset, Harvard and Yale will have opened up a two-game cushion over the rest of the field by Saturday evening. The last time the archrivals both began the season with 4-0 records in the Ivies was 1974, when the two schools split the title...
...leap and sailed just under the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Matheson had a chance to make the last few minutes interesting when she was taken down inside the box.But Mann snatched her ensuing line-drive penalty kick attempt to preserve Harvard’s two-goal cushion and knock the Ivy leaders out of first place.Mann’s save in a tight spot and her performance on the day earned glowing praise from her coach. “It’s just a guess, but she’s a world-class player...
...queer performers. They discussed topics ranging from the construction of a play to the deconstruction of traditional normative views, interspersed all the while with acerbic prattling, levity, and even some useful practical advice. “Fuck up a lot in college, because there’s lots of cushion to fuck up,” said Adam Sussman, assistant director and dramaturg of “Oedipus at Palm Springs.” This sentiment was more or less echoed by the other panelists, who also recommended running with original ideas, making bookings, and generally hanging around your favorite...