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...This is the same team that led the Ivy League in rushing defense a year ago,” Murphy said. “So that’ll be our biggest challenge offensively...
...That’s where many of us draw the line—especially Harvard football fans. When we hear those words, whether we are casual or die-hard, our tongues are quickly mobilized as we fire off standout surnames. Ten years ago, it was Birk. Five years ago, Fitzpatrick. Then the illustrious Dawson. Football stars who made it from the Crimson’s biggest stage to the Sunday night lights of the National Football League...
...recorded his first tackle in the pros just five days ago, in the Raiders’ 13-10 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Surely he will accumulate more, hopefully starting Sunday. But the key for him will be to light up his stats with ones across the board. One tackle leads to one sack, which leads to one forced fumble, one recovery...
...different approach. It’s possible to make fun of President Obama—Saturday Night Live does it quite effectively—but the Republican party’s stunts have only succeeded in making it seem childish, boorish, and even racist. A couple of months ago, for example, a legislative aide to Sen. Diane Black (R-Tenn.) emailed out a picture of previous, white presidents followed by a black portrait with only two oversized eyes portraying Obama—supposedly meant to remind of us of a dark past of Sambo and blackface images. The aide later...
...that long ago, Detroit was one of the richest places in the country, the citadel of the auto age, the "arsenal of democracy," the nexus of technology and innovation. Today it struggles for its life: not one national chain operates a grocery store in the entire 138-sq.-mi. city limits of Detroit. The estimated functional illiteracy rate in the city limits hovers near 50%. The unsolved-murder rate is about 70%, and unemployment is around an astonishing...