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...voters’ biases remain. As in Division I-A football—where USC arguably may remain atop the polls not on the strength of its undefeated record but instead its preseason No. 1 ranking—pundits are unlikely to second-guess themselves and will reverse their prognostications only when egregiously in error...
After this weekend, it is clear that there are five teams atop collegiate women’s hockey: Minnesota, Dartmouth, Wisconsin, Duluth and Harvard. The Crimson secured its spot amongst the other four by keeping in contact with both the Badgers and the Golden Gophers, just a few short changes of fortune or key plays away from winning either game...
With the fresh 2004 Ivy League Champions banner atop Harvard Stadium, the Crimson (10-0, 7-0) dismantled the Bulldogs 35-3 in front of a sellout crowd. The win was Harvard’s fourth in a row against archrival Yale (5-5, 3-4) and the final exclamation point on a historic season...
...three prongs of Minnesota’s offensive attack edge Corriero in leading the nation’s scoring. Natalie Darwitz sits atop the list with 39 points (13 goals, 26 assists) for an average of 3.25 points per game, while fellow junior Krissy Wendell lies two points behind with 37 total (16 goals, 21 assists). Linemate Kelly Stephens has an impressive 27 points (16 goals, 11 assists), giving the Golden Gophers the right to boast the nation’s most potent offensive line, statistically speaking...
This is how Sufjan can get even the most secular of listeners not only to appreciate his tributes to his One Love but also to partake in their beauty too. In the album’s title song, when he sings, atop a melodious mountain of voices and bells and old piano, “He will take you / If you run / He will chase you / ’Cause he is the Lord!” his most potentially melodramatic moment becomes his most transporting...