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| Thunder rally to edge Lakers 77-75 in Game 2 Thu, 17 May 2012 07:46:59 GMT OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Down in desperation time, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks called on Kevin Durant to show that he's more than just a three-time scoring champion. And that meant guarding one of the NBA's all-time best.... |
| Devils rally past Rangers, 3-2, tie series, 1-1 Thu, 17 May 2012 04:44:50 GMT NEW YORK (AP) -- The New Jersey Devils quickly changed the game plan: instead of letting the New York Rangers block their shots, they decided to deflect some themselves.... |
| Celtics top 76ers 107-91 in Game 3 for 2-1 lead Thu, 17 May 2012 03:15:10 GMT PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Kevin Garnett yapped his way down the court after big baskets and clearly enjoyed taking it to the 76ers.... |
| 5 horses with chance vs. Derby champ in Preakness Thu, 17 May 2012 07:10:10 GMT All eyes will be on Kentucky Derby winner I'll Have Another when an 11-horse field lines up for the $1 million Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course on Saturday. A victory, and I'll Have Another will have a chance to become the first Triple Crown champion in 34 years if he goes on to win the Belmont Stakes next month in New York. But a whole bunch of 3-year-olds are out to spoil the party. Some are taking another shot after losing in the Derby, and others, known as "new shooters," skipped... |
| Brees critical of Saints in radio interview Thu, 17 May 2012 04:44:17 GMT NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Drew Brees said in a radio interview Wednesday night that he is frustrated by what he views as a lack of communication with the New Orleans Saints in his ongoing contract negotiations, adding the club should have shown more urgency to get a long-term deal done.... |
| Bodemeister 8-5 morning line favorite in Preakness Thu, 17 May 2012 00:49:20 GMT BALTIMORE (AP) -- Just like in the Kentucky Derby, Bodemeister is the favorite in the Preakness.... |
| Key accuser returns for 4th day in Clemens trial Thu, 17 May 2012 07:40:02 GMT WASHINGTON (AP) -- Brian McNamee, the key prosecution witness in the Roger Clemens perjury trial, returns to the stand for his fourth day of testimony Thursday.... |
| Manny Pacquiao denounces anti-gay allegations Thu, 17 May 2012 01:38:30 GMT LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Manny Pacquiao says he loves and supports gays and lesbians, even though he does not approve of gay marriage.... |
| Jays' Lawrie suspended 4 games for ump altercation Wed, 16 May 2012 23:55:24 GMT TORONTO (AP) -- Brett Lawrie heard the penalty, then expressed just one regret about his tantrum: that his batting helmet bounced up and hit an umpire.... |
| Lawrie joins list of baseball's wildest rants Wed, 16 May 2012 23:53:03 GMT Helmet tossing and bat banging have become all the rage, it seems. Yet suspended Toronto infielder Brett Lawrie and injured Washington teen phenom Bryce Harper still have a long way to go before hitting our list of baseball's wildest rants and raves.... |
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Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 17, 2012 is:
maffick • \MAF-ik\ • verb
: to celebrate with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious behavior
Examples:
Fans mafficked for hours outside the stadium, celebrating the team's dramatic victory in the division championship.
"In half an hour, after the mildest of mafficking, the last visitors of the exhibition's last day had gone out of the gates and the staff began their final acts of closing up shop." — From an article in The Guardian (London), October 1, 2011
Did you know?
"Maffick" is an alteration of Mafeking Night, the British celebration of the lifting of the siege of a British military outpost during the South African War at the town of Mafikeng (also spelled Mafeking) on May 17, 1900. The South African War was fought between the British and the Afrikaners, who were Dutch and Huguenot settlers originally called Boers, over the right to govern frontier territories. Though the war did not end until 1902, the lifting of the siege of Mafikeng was a significant victory for the British because they held out against a larger Afrikaner force for 217 days until reinforcements could arrive. The rejoicing in British cities on news of the rescue produced "maffick," a word that was popular for a while, especially in journalistic writing, but is now relatively uncommon.