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...think Penn is better than its record and stands a good chance against a team as one-dimensional as the Lions. The Quakers have the most devoted fans in the Ivy League, and I think they will give Penn a big lift in its first home Ivy weekend of the season...
Mullery presents a huge challenge to the Crimson’s big men. The Brown forward is the most polished post player in the league, and Harvard, which couldn’t handle Cornell’s similarly-talented forward Jeff Foote, is thin on the front line. Facing the Bears on the back end of the trip, on a night after logging big minutes in New Haven, won’t make the task of stopping Mullery any easier. I’m tempted to pick Brown with an upset, but I would never forgive myself if the Crimson...
...We’re definitely excited to compete on Saturday,” said women’s team co-captain Thea Lee. “It’s a big tradition and rivalry for us. We’re very set on defending our title...
...layoff, a medical emergency or a domestic quarrel sets off a chain reaction of bad luck. And the risk of falling into the economic abyss has increased, even in better times. Writing before the housing bubble burst and Wall Street collapsed, Yale political scientist Jacob Hacker showed that the big difference between 30 years ago and today is the dramatic growth in income volatility. American family incomes now rise and fall much more sharply from year to year, and this is happening at the same time that public and private safety nets have eroded...
...before facing a bull, Banner, a contestant, pauses between two of his sleek surfboards. One is 9 ft. 8 in. and curved like a bow. More maneuverable, it will let him slash his turns across the face of the monstrous 40 ft. waves that he and 23 other top big-wave riders will confront on Saturday, Feb. 13. But if the giant waves "wall out" - imagine free-falling down the glassy side of a four-story building that suddenly explodes - then Banner reckons that a longer, straighter surfboard might give him a chance to outrace his destruction...