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...They said something about maybe switching sweatshirts at the half,” Will said of his parent’s conundrum about who to cheer...
Throughout the four periods of highly competitive play, 10th-seeded Harvard (2-4) had been giving the packed stands at Blodgett Pool something to cheer about. The clear underdog in the match-up against No. 1 seed Navy, Harvard was two seconds away from forcing an extra frame against the Midshipmen. But on a controversial goal in the last moments of the game, Navy took the victory...
...scoreboard remained unchanged, and the Crimson players climbed out of the pool and stood in front of the stands, as the fans continued to cheer them...
Naturally, most of the anxiety in Athens was directed at, and emanated from, the U.S. Even though terrorism fears dissipated, many American spectators wrung their hands over just how representatives of the world's lone superpower should comport themselves. When can we cheer? Are we cheering too much? Too little? Should I leave the GOD BLESS THE U.S.A. fanny pack at the hotel? It didn't help that a presumed ally, the Iraqi soccer team, was less than grateful during its surprising run to the bronze-medal game (the team ultimately finished fourth). The Bush campaign used the Iraqi team...
...breaststroke race last week, Japan's finest swimmer wasn't about to let a few centimeters of European torso or American leg stop him. Tagging the end of the pool in a speedy display somewhat slowed by brisk winds, the 1.78-m Kitajima raised his arms in a banzai cheer and threw back his head as a strange wail swirled through the stadium and skittered across the surface of the pool. Delivered in a high-pitched tone perhaps best detected by dogs, the shrieks were the unmistakable call of the teenage Japanese girl. "Ko-chan, congratulations," the girls screamed...