Word: achillesã
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...Green scored two late unearned runs to seal a 7-3 victory in Saturday’s opener, then held off a eighth-inning Crimson rally to clinch the Red Rolfe division title with a 5-4 win in the nightcap. When Harvard had only pride to gain, its Achilles??€™ heel—an inability to keep pace with the best Ivy League lineups—came back to haunt it once again. Dartmouth’s relentless offense, highlighted by Nick Santomauro, Michael Pagliarulo, and Damon Wright in the three-, four-, and five-holes, gave Crimson pitching...
...close.But Harvard was not able to get a stop when it most needed one—whenever the Crimson cut the lead down within striking range, the Lions would score on their next possession, establishing a sense of futility about the comeback bid. Fittingly, Harvard’s yearlong Achilles??€™ heel, its defense, failed it again in the final period, as Columbia shot 14-of-21 from the floor, including 4-of-6 from long range, to keep the Crimson at arm’s length.With under half a minute to play, Sullivan subbed out Goffredo...
...first win at Princeton since the 80’s when sophomore guard Drew Housman’s layup with 14:53 left in the second half gave the Crimson a 42-34 lead. Harvard had been strong on both ends of the floor and its Achilles??€™ heel—three-point shooting defense—appeared to have been fixed, as the Tigers had made only 6-of-17 shots from long range up to that point. What’s more, Jadwin Gym was not as loud as it had been in years past, with only...
...indefatigable antagonist of Teheran. Yet, such a move would assure full-fledged war with the theocracy, and the latter’s main power lies not in Shehab-3 missiles that can reach Jerusalem, but in the power it has over oil prices, everyone’s Achilles??€™ heel. Furthermore, leaders like Ayatollah Khamenei thoroughly enjoy dramatic victim roles on the international stage to further domestic support for their despotic dominance...
...want to look at what our Achilles??€™ heel is, it’s very obvious," Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. "For a variety of reasons, we’re doing a terrible job of taking care of the football...