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...Less than three weeks later, McCain endured 5½ hours of surgery to remove a patch of skin including the blemish, roughly 5 cm (2 in.) wide. The diagnosis: Stage 2A melanoma, an invasive form of skin cancer that claims the lives of up to 34% of those diagnosed within 10 years. Doctors also made an incision down his left cheek to remove lymph nodes in his neck in case the cancer had spread; they found it had not. The surgery left a large scar, and for weeks McCain retreated from public view to recover...
...first set but then rebounded and won seven straight sets to put himself on firm footing for the 6-3, 6-2 victory.Kumar won 6-2, 6-4 at No. 1 and Clayton won 6-3, 6-1 at No. 2.HARVARD 5, YALE 2Despite the blemish in the score, Harvard’s performance against Yale on Friday showed that the team was ready to assume the Ivy League crown.After winning the doubles point with victories at No. 1 and 3, the Crimson quickly pounced on the Bulldogs, clinching the match with three singles victories from the bottom...
...Year,” with its pulsating drone, high-pitched echoes, and swirling piano, proves that Bejar can still write a six-minute epic that doesn’t sound a second too long.Closing track “Libby’s Sunrise”—a blemish on an otherwise pristine album—illustrates one of Bejar’s occasional problems: his endless flourishes can sound tacked-on when the song isn’t strong enough to support them. Wandering aimlessly, the track isn’t compelling enough to warrant more than...
...Series, a best-of-three date with Penn. Naturally, Madick got the nod in game one. She didn’t just get the ‘W,’ she pitched a complete-game no-hitter with seven strikeouts and a single walk—the only blemish on an otherwise perfect stat sheet. The next day, with Harvard clinging to a 4-2 lead in the fifth inning, Madick again walked into the circle. The Penn players knew the rest would be just a formality, as Madick tossed the last seven outs to win the series...
...starting to work well as a unit.”Sophomore goaltender Kyle Richter withstood a flurry of Princeton advances late—13 of his 33 saves came in the third period—and made the lead stand up. The high number of penalties was the lone blemish on an otherwise solid showing for Harvard. The Crimson sent a player to the box nine times and suffered a sequence of five straight penalties midway through the second period. Harvard coach Ted Donato ’91 cited the hands-off officiating in the Beanpot as a potential cause...