Word: bout
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...can’t you enjoy just being here? Being with people like you—your friends, I mean.”“Course. But the problem, Miss Winnie, is that when I can’t hear anything I start up thinking. ‘Bout if Miss Pam’s all right and hoping my two boys ain’t giving her trouble—if they was unruly I’d always be the one to take care of it, but Miss Pam’s too gentle for that...
...Championships at the University of Pennsylvania’s Palestra served as a humbling reminder of the depth of Eastern schools. For the veterans, this weekend’s tournament scored them plane tickets to St. Louis for the NCAAs.Three Crimson grapplers advanced to Sunday’s semifinal bouts and the season-ending championships, with junior co-captain J.P. O’Connor and sophomore Corey Janzten taking second, while junior co-captain Louis Caputo notched a third-place finish.Top-seeded O’Connor—also No. 4 in the nation...
When 17-year-old Sharif Hassanzade climbed into the ring on Feb. 28 as a finalist in France's junior super-lightweight championship bout, the native Afghan and illegal alien knew a win might be his last hope to avoid deportation when he turns 18 later this year. Now, thanks to a victorious performance in which he beat co-finalist Mehdi Nettour in a unanimous decision by the judges, Hassanzade isn't going anywhere...
...Friday night, Harvard women’s basketball (17-8, 9-2) traveled to Columbia University’s Dodge Fitness Center and showed the Lions (13-13, 6-6) that it is more than comfortable butting heads...literally. The Crimson defeated Columbia, 71-58, in the contact-laden bout that was a battle of rebounds, fast-breaks, and hard-earned trips to the foul line. Though Harvard held onto the lead for the entire game, its hands were slippery. The Lions made it clear that “it ain’t over till it?...
...Arielle Pensler tied for third, taking the bronze, while Anna Podolsky and freshman Shelby MacLeod finished eighth and ninth respectively. In the épeé, Maria Larsson had to settle for second, as she fell to Columbia’s Neely Brandfield-Harvey in a fierce 15-13 bout. All three squads competed well, with the saber squad having a 22-11 day, the foil squad posting a record of 22-10, and the épeé finishing the day 16-17. Overall, the six-weapon team of Harvard took third place with an overall record...