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...Friday’s game against Clarkson began, Harvard goaltender John Daigneau leaned his head against the glass behind the visiting bench, just for a moment. After two periods in net and four goals allowed, Daigneau had been yanked in favor of Justin Tobe, the Crimson’s backup for eight of its first nine games. Now, for the first time since Nov. 4, Daigneau was watching the game from the bench. “Johnny was tired,” said Harvard coach Ted Donato ’91. “It was his seventh game...
HOUSTON—Playing in an NFL game was new to St. Louis Rams rookie quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick ’05. Coming back from a 21-point deficit wasn’t.The Rams’ third-stringer took over for injured backup Jamie Martin yesterday, then threw a 56-yard touchdown pass to Kevin Curtis in overtime to cap an improbable comeback and give the Rams a 33-27 win over the Houston Texans.The seventh-round pick and last year’s Ivy League Player of the Year stayed calm by thinking back to his freshman year...
...Crimson failed to score in six man-advantage opportunities with a power play Donato deemed “inept,” and the coach’s pulled Daigneau in favor of backup Justin Tobe for the third period...
...Start with The Voice. The Four Seasons' sound begins with Valli, who functioned as both the lead tenor and the falsetto backup singer; he told the story and provided the color. What astonished immediately and lastingly was the power of his glass-shattering, dog-dementing falsetto (often multiplied on record by having him dupe his solos on a second track). First time around, hearing "Sherry," listeners may have thought it was a gag. Sometimes he used it for fun, in high-pitched baby talk, as George Rock's comic falsetto had for the vocal in Spike Jones' 1947 novelty...
...this fall. Hartigan, who leads the league in rushing yards (1,498) and touchdowns (17), was profiled in both USA Today and the New York Times in advance of the Bears’ showdown with then-undefeated Penn on Oct. 29.Even former Harvard quarterback and current St. Louis Rams backup Ryan Fitzpatrick ’05 did not draw that kind of copy. Sure, rumors of his perfect score on the Wonderlic personnel test prompted blurbs in Sports Illustrated and ESPN.com Page 2’s Daily Quickie. And broadcasters at the Hula Bowl frequently marveled at his participation...