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...Sullivan said. “I think that when we’re playing those positions in the zone that our defensive rebounding is actually improved. But overall, especially on the road, we need to come out with 70 percent of the defensive boards, take away these extra possessions...
...wasn’t going to be a charge. That’s the thing about the charge. It’s the highest judgment call in the game, so you never know. I think our guys have done an excellent job sacrificing their bodies to try get us extra possessions...
Johnson was determined to be at fault after he and an opponent collided in a battle for position around a buoy. His eventual seventh place finish was officially changed to a 17th—the number of the boats in the race plus one. The extra 10 points would ultimately cost him the title...
Under ordinary circumstances, sailors would be partnered with a crew member in doublehanded competition, providing extra hands and muscle with which to control the vessel. But in singlehanded competition, individual strengths become magnified...
...gabfest infuriated Daschle, who claimed Frist double-crossed him. Daschle had agreed to Frist's request to keep the Senate working through Veterans Day so it would have more time to clear its usual backlog. Only later did he learn that Frist also planned to use the week's extra time for a Republican telethon to promote conservative justices. Daschle dismissed it as a "colossal waste of time"-the judges remained blocked-and Democratic whip Harry Reid accused Frist of "amateur leadership." Many Republican Senators privately admitted that "it was a mindless walk into...