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...three-point shot, actually, was a brilliant innovation; it added more fun for the players, provided more excitement for the crowd, enhanced the ability of the small men to score, and forced defenses to come out of their ho-hum zones...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: In the Beginning, There Weren't 3-Pointers | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

This year's uniform collegiate 19-ft., 9-in. three-point arc is an absurdity. It is more ridiculous than the old three-to-make-two-free throws rule, far more ridiculous than the possession arrow-rather-than-jump ball rule, possibly even more ridiculous than football's instant replay regulation. Then again...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: In the Beginning, There Weren't 3-Pointers | 12/6/1986 | See Source »

...cagers--which shot 45 percent from the floor in the contest--fought back at the start of the second half led by consecutive three-point baskets by Co-Captain Keith Webster (15 points, six assists...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: Eagles Stuff Cagers in a Squeaker, 87-86 | 12/5/1986 | See Source »

...first half, Yale controlled the ball for over 20 minutes, but still came away with only its three-point lead...

Author: By Geoffrey Simon, | Title: Gridders Gallivant Past Yale, 24-17 | 11/22/1986 | See Source »

Parrot described a three-point date rapescenario: a) a woman is at a house party and a mangrabs her, b) she does not express her distaste,and c) they wind up in an isolated place...

Author: By Sara O. Vargas, | Title: Cornell Professor Describes Potential Date Rape Scenarios | 10/2/1986 | See Source »

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