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...rematch against Penn, Harvard began a new discoraging pattern—blowing leads. The Crimson opened the game with a 16-6 run but found itself down by as many as five in the second half. Three clutch threes by Tubridy were the key to Harvard’s victory. It was a similar story against Princeton when Harvard went up 16-3 early but could never put the Tigers away comfortably...
...scale of the planned U.S. response suggests that the agenda includes more than grabbing a clutch of terrorists. Over the next six months, the U.S. intends to spend $64 million to train up to 1,600 Georgian soldiers in counterinsurgency. Between 100 and 200 U.S. soldiers and other specialists will start arriving this month. The program will also offer intelligence support and hardware, including combat helicopters and light weapons. "This is about beefing up Georgia's ability to do border security," says a U.S. official...
Siilats won the championship last year in dramatic fashion with a 1.86-meter leap while facing elimination, but couldn’t deliver in the clutch this time. Her best jump was 1.76 meters. Darnesha Griffith of UCLA won the meet at 1.85 meters...
...gets bad at night. The soldiers are at their most vulnerable as they rumble 20 min. along the muddy road in an armored personnel carrier to their post. On a recent night, two grenades exploded near a cramped APC that was transporting TIME reporters into Termite. The isolated clutch of soldiers fought off a series of attacks through the night while 22 more grenades exploded outside. Termite's paramedic, Lior Raviv, says the troops feel "very exposed...
With the Crimson up by two, Gellert hit one of two free throws to give Harvard a three-point lead. After a Chris Wiedemann bucket pulled Columbia within one, junior gaurd Pat Harvey came through with two clutch free throws to seal the victory...