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The Lakers were not always known as strong finishers, even though they have been touted as potential N.B.A. champions ever since they settled in Los Angeles in 1960. From the start, they had two of the top shooters in N.B.A. history: Guard Jerry West and Forward Elgin Baylor. Then in...
Kid Rapidez, one of the most sought-after trainers in Latin America, knows all about thoroughbreds. Born Alfredo Cruz in Matanzas, Cuba, he quit school in the third grade and at age 13 went to Havana, where his quick hands won him the name Kid Rapidez and the Cuban flyweight...
The Harvard-Penn match will open a quandrangular with William & Mary and Franklin & Marshall, hosted by F & M. The host squad is a very strong team with three college division champions, and F & M should battle the Crimson to a close finish. William & Mary is the weakest of the four...
Two years ago the Harvard soccer team beat Hartwick, 1-0, in the NCAA quarter-finals and earned the right to play against St. Louis, the defending national champions, out in San Jose, California.
Last year's Amherst match was far more significant. At that time, Harvard was a young squad with only four returning lettermen. The Crimson had toppled Army and MIT, but little was known of the true strength of the defending national champions.