Word: forecourt
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...late Crimson drive narrowed the gap to 67 to 63 after 16:40, but a pass-in from under the basket went awry, and Tufts thereafter widened the gap by capitalizing on forecourt fouling by the losers...
...bower birds of Australia. In addition to nests these happy birds build bowers of twigs and sticks, some exquisitely decorated with fern fronds, mosses and berries; the bower's sole purpose is for recreation and the entertainment of friends. The satin bower bird even paves his forecourt with shining bits of mica. But his crowning achievement is painting murals in the bower: "He collects charcoal from native hearths and, holding a strip of frayed bark in his beak for a brush, mixes the charcoal with saliva, which is forced through the sides of his bill to be spread with...
...game was a continual fast-break, interspersed by frequent fouls. The chief beneficiary, the Jumbo center. John Heneghan, was fouled three straight times as he held the ball in the forecourt. Heneghan scored 26 points, high for the night. Crimson coach Norm Shepard tried four different men guarding him. All four were unable to stop his one-hand shots without fouling...
...forecourt of Buckingham Palace, the stiff and stately changing of the guard began with the band playing Happy Birthday to You and Teddy Bears' Picnic. As far as the palace was concerned, it was Prince Charles's day; there were no other engagements for papa & mama. After lunch, one of the royal Daimlers took him for a 20-minute visit to his great-grandmother Queen Mary, confined to Marlborough House with a cold, then back to the palace and the big moment: blowing the candles and cutting cake for a dozen young friends. Along with the cakes were...
Billy started off with a bang against Parker. He won the first game of the first set at love, racing into the forecourt in the wake of his stinging service. For a moment or two, the crowd thought they might be seeing a tennis match. But by the seventh game, Parker had figured out the Sidwell serve, and was methodically running the Australian ragged with lobs to the base line and trap shots just over the net. Parker won without cracking a smile or dropping...