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...Hoyas facing Stony Brook. We were lucky to see two minutes go by without a punt. They were awful. Plus, Phil Estes’ Brown squad is eager to send a message to the Crimson before their Week Two showdown and defy the pollsters who slotted the defending champion Bears third in the preseason Ivy poll. If a 34-3 stomping in the nation’s capital last season is any indication, Brown should cover with room to spare.Prediction: Brown 41, Georgetown 7COLUMBIA VS. FORDHAM (1-1)It’s the beginning of the Norries Wilson...
Adidas, Nike, Champion, Russell and Reebok have long bridged the gap between competitive sports and casual activewear. But increasingly, consumers want both function and fashion from their sportswear. Clothes need to do something?stretch, fight odor, wick moisture, regulate temperature?and look good as well. "We always saw athletic wear and style as mutually exclusive," says Julee Bean of Adidas. "And they don't need to be. You can wear our product in the gym but also wear it to get a latte and still look...
...more labels enter this market, the good news for consumers is that they won't necessarily have to pay a high price for high-performance apparel: Nike sells its Starter line, which incorporates Dri-Star, a moisture-wicking fabric, at Wal-Mart, and Champion uses its sweat-controlling fiber DuoDry in its C9 products, sold at Target. There's only one thing those makers don't have on their agenda?yet. "I hope they start making dress shirts at some point," says Matesanz...
CLEARED. Marion Jones, 30, champion sprinter; of using the endurance booster erythropoietin, for which she tested positive in June; in a follow-up, or B, test; by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency; in Colorado Springs, Colo. The five-time Olympic medalist, who faced a two-year ban from the sport, said she was "ecstatic." She is expected to resume racing at this week's World Cup in Athens...
...experienced winning, and then they’ve experienced losing, so they know what it takes to get over the hump and win.”Harvard (2-1) defeated Binghamton in a thrilling five-framer on Friday night before splitting its contests with Rutgers and eventual champion Long Island on Saturday.Moving more quickly on defense and passing smoothly, the Crimson displayed team chemistry despite featuring five rookies, three of whom saw significant playing time throughout the weekend.“Fearless freshmen—we love it,” Weiss said. “We?...