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It’s only mid-November, but it’s not too early to brush up on the Ancient Eight contenders. Let me take you Around the Ivies, roundball-style, and if you’re not into the whole brevity thing, here’s a complete rundown of the field, in predicted order of finish...
...time defending champion Penn is once again the team to beat in the Ancient Eight, one year removed from romping to a league title at 12-2 and giving three-seed Texas a run for its money in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Reigning Player of the Year Ibrahim Jaaber returns for his senior year, as does All-Ivy forward Mark Zoller. Long-time head coach Fred Dunphy is not back, however, after leaving Penn, but not Philadelphia, in the spring, to replace Hall-of-Famer John Chaney at fellow Big 5 institution Temple. So Glen Miller, formerly...
...Palestra. The losing streak then reached its ugliest point on the very next night in a 27-point throttling at the hands of Princeton. To keep itself afloat in the Ivies this year, the Crimson will have to prove that it can hang with the big dogs of the Ancient Eight. Doing so would reverse a long running trend that has seen Harvard drop its last nine contests to Penn and thirteen of its last fourteen games to the Tigers.“The mental toughness aspect is very huge, especially in the Ivy League, where it?...
...attending a charismatic Christian church and recently produced Alien vs. Predator. And then there's Hardwicke, raised by Texas Presbyterians and best known for her gritty portraits of young people in Thirteen and Lords of Dogtown. For her, the most religious experience in making Nativity was sitting under an ancient olive tree in the town of Matera, Italy, where most of the film was shot. "If I were an angel, I thought, I'd go visit Mary there," says Hardwicke. That's where she set the Annunciation...
...time this season Dawson went scoreless.Dawson’s valiant effort is marred by the loss that sets the team back in the Ivy League race.As Marinaro has said, the great accomplishment of that 1971 season is that he not only set the record, but also won an Ancient Eight championship.With the loss, Harvard drops into third place behind Princeton and Yale, who both have one defeat.Barring a miracle next Saturday, the Tigers will ensure a share of the title by defeating Dartmouth. The Bulldogs can win their own share by winning The Game.The Crimson will be rooting...