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...been hitting the ball really well the last couple of weeks, but just right at people,” Stack-Babich said. “So it was nice to get a couple hits that weren’t caught.”That would be as close as the Crimson would come, though, as the Big Green added four in the top of the next inning. Senior Ray Allen hit a three-run homer in the fourth after a bloop single had already scored a run.“Once you get tense and the pitches...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Avoids Doubleheader Sweep with Narrow Win in Nightcap | 4/26/2009 | See Source »

...Obviously we’ve been in a couple close races now,” captain Teddy Schreck said, “and it’s a big win, to have the opportunity just to the cross the line first...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Lights Pick Up First Loss | 4/26/2009 | See Source »

...held off a final-round charge by Yale to win by two strokes and claim the league title for the second year in a row.“Yale played fantastic today,” Harvard coach Kevin Rhoads said. “It did end up getting really close, but we did our job.”Four Crimson golfers made it into the top-10, led by third-place individual finisher junior Claire Sheldon, who shot a third-round 75 to finish nine-over par for the 54-hole three-day tournament. Senior Emily Balmert, freshman Christine...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng | Title: Crimson Repeats As Ivy Champs | 4/26/2009 | See Source »

...After dropping the 16-3 decision to the Hawks, the Crimson found itself in another hole at Blodgett against No. 16 Indiana (21-16, 8-2 CPWA West). But despite a six-goal rampage in the fourth period, Harvard could not close the gap and lost...

Author: By Emmett Kistler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Gets Win at Tourney | 4/26/2009 | See Source »

...Appointed deputy president in 1999 by Thabo Mbeki, who became South Africa's president after Nelson Mandela retired in 1998. Their relationship soured in 2005, when Mbeki sacked Zuma following a corruption scandal in which Schabir Shaik, a close Zuma associate, was found guilty of corruption and fraud for paying him some $180,000 in bribes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Profile: Jacob Zuma, South Africa's New President | 4/24/2009 | See Source »

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