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...Friday, Cornell was the hot team of the 2007 Ivy season and was looking to prove that it belonged in the league championship conversation. Having won four league games without a loss, the Big Red seemed primed to turn last season’s surprise fourth-place finish into a serious run for the Ancient Eight crown. But how quickly things change in the Ivy League. The next night, Cornell had not only suffered its first league setback—a 60-56 loss to Dartmouth Friday night—but also found itself watching the Crimson pass...
...putting everything they had into every race,” Hart said. “It’s great to have those times without resting for the meet, and I can only imagine we’re going to do great in two weeks [at Ivy League Championships].” The Ivy triumvirate entered the competition with undefeated league records but now only Princeton (7-1, 4-0 Ivy) is left with a zero in the loss column. Harvard (7-2, 6-1) currently sits behind the Tigers in the league standings, with Yale...
...than $4.5 billion above Hollywood's total box-office receipts. Competitive gaming is currently insignificant in that universe, with sales between $15 million and $20 million, according to industry consulting firm Parks Associates. But big players are entering the market. In January, DirecTV announced the formation of its own Championship Gaming Series. The matches will be viewable in 100 million homes worldwide, and the prize money will exceed $1 million...
...Vegas, he strutted onto a stage and faced all comers in the first-person shooter Quake 4. The first challenger lost, 23 to 0. Another scored -3. None of the 20-odd opponents scored a point. Afterward, Wendel talked up a new deal he had signed for the Championship Gaming Series. Instead of playing, Wendel will be announcing for DirecTV's new series. "I'm going to be the John Madden of gaming," says Wendel/Fatal1ty. That's when he's not being the Michael Jordan of gaming...
...Serena Williams, 25, her third Australian Open championship and eighth Grand Slam event, in a stunning display of force that promises to reinvigorate the women's tour; in a definitive rout of No. 1--ranked Maria Sharapova in straight sets; after injuries and fashion pursuits had sidelined her for more than a year; in Melbourne. Motivated, she said, by the memory of her murdered older half sister Yetunde--whose name she invoked after every net change--Williams became the lowest-ranked woman to win a Grand Slam singles trophy in 29 years and jumped in the world rankings, from...