The 6-foot-9, 246-pound Cooley, a major force as the Irish outrebounded the Orange by 13 in last year's game, finished with a very quiet 10 points and 11 rebounds, his 15th double-double of the season.

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It has taken a while, but the 212-pound Okposo has emerged as a force.

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In a 20-knot breeze the kite is already straining at the 500-pound test control lines with enough force to pull you halfway out of the water.

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At the Los Angeles Auto Show this week Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its Ener-G-Force concept SUV, a seven-passenger giant expected get 550 horsepower and 560 pound-feet of torque.

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The driving force for all of this is the multi-million pound pay-off if the waste can be dumped secretly.

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But perhaps most importantly, after a two-year break, you achieved that very first goal you set at the start of every season: You beat Air Force, you beat Army, and lugged this 170-pound trophy back to Annapolis.

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