Word: championships
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None of that stopped the Harvard sideline from exploding in triumph and mobbing Giampaolo, whose four field goals paced this gritty, blue-collar win. It was up, it was good and the Crimson was still undefeated in the Ivy League heading into next Saturday's would-be Ivy League championship game in Hanover...
...divine intervention did indeed play a part in one of the better field-goal duals since the Giants stole the NFC Championship from the 49ers on a Matt Bahr clincher in 1991, it's now time for the Crimson to assess precisely why Saturday's win was ugly--and to recognize that this heavenly visit may have been a onetime deal...
Ciccarone didn't make the team and may have made a terrible prediction. Last week the nouveau riche Marlins took the National League championship from the vaunted Atlanta Braves to become, at only five years of age, the freshest team ever to make the World Series. Of course, they are also the first wild-card team ever to qualify for the Fall Classic, which makes them the pariahs of purists. And they benefited from home-plate umpire Eric Gregg's unusual strike zone in Game 5, when he gave new meaning to the baseball terms expansion and realignment. And they...
...truth, the Marlins do deserve to represent the NL in the Series because they showed exemplary grit in defeating the Braves in six games. "They talk about the money we spent, that we bought a championship," said Florida ace Kevin Brown after beating the Braves 7-4 in Game 6 in Atlanta. "No, this was all heart and the relentless pursuit of a goal...
...were struggling, Harvard blanked Princeton 24-0 in New Jersey. The Tigers have not faced an offense even close to the high-octane Crimson attack this season. Unless Harvard fails to execute its game plan this Saturday, the clash against Dartmouth next weekend will likely be for the Ivy Championship. The News Cube Predicts...