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...scoring drive that wasn’t. Early in the second quarter, the Bears drove down inside the Harvard 10-yard line, poised to add to its already hefty 21-3 lead. But the Crimson forced a Brown field-goal attempt, and freshman kicker Steve Morgan proceeded to boot his first collegiate try off the right upright and the crossbar, before the ball fell to the earth on the endzone side of the posts. That’s right—an upright and a crossbar. Even if it would have gone through I don’t think...
While in Saturday’s blowout making every extra point was not crucial to securing a Harvard victory, the knowledge that the Crimson has a kicker who can be counted upon to make that seventh point or boot that 30-yard field goal adds a level of confidence for future contests. For a team used to going for it on every fourth down rather than risk yet another botched field-goal attempt, being able to rely on Schindel reinforces an already powerful Harvard offense...
...Iraqi recruits have deserted the ranks for fear of being killed by anti-U.S. militants. Others have shown reluctance to fight their countrymen. But U.S. commanders don't have many other options. "Until we have trained soldiers," says Major Kevin Collins, who runs India Base, a dusty boot camp on the outskirts of Fallujah, "the situation is not going to get much better...
...when it had nine of the world's 14 drug-test no-shows. The Swedes, curiously, have threatened a walkout if the duo is allowed to compete in their events. But it seemed likely that the I.O.C., which has shown no mercy in doping cases, would recommend the boot...
...dotcommers were selling off their Aeron chairs on eBay. Most of us were astonished to learn just how big and profitable the company had become when it unveiled its numbers last fall. Who knew that those proliferating ?sponsored links? could be a billion-dollar business, with fat margins to boot...