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...Harvard failed to close the gap in the first 15 minutes of the second half, a comeback grew less and less plausible...

Author: By Jay M. Cohen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Relies On Sixth Man | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

...Despite the incident, most people believe Lévy's reputation will remain intact - and that a professional comeback is not impossible. "There is a network of powerful friends who defend him, who say it is not a big deal," says Lancelin. Indeed, the Libération newspaper, for which Lévy is an editorial consultant, has already backed off the story. "It often happens, even in rigorous universities, that one is duped," a journalist for the paper wrote this week. "In the case of Bernard-Henri Lévy, the affair has risen to a real fracas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A French Philosopher Duped by a Fictional Character | 2/10/2010 | See Source »

...feel ancient standing in front of all those wide eyes. You circle back on certain ages, replaying them until you get it right. If the middle-school cafeteria is the setting for your recurring nightmares, you can spend decades as a preteen in your head, refining the snappy comeback that you never mastered at the time. What is a midlife crisis if not an adolescent rebellion with a bigger price tag? And our culture conspires to add to the confusion, now that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What's So Great About Big Birthdays? | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...Harvard reached the bonus mark with 3:28 to go. Penn’s 87 percent free-throw percentage and 15 points off of fouls alone in the second half chipped away at the Crimson’s lead and nearly allowed the visiting team to mount a successful comeback effort...

Author: By Emmett Kistler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Young Guns Power Crimson to Victory | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

With the Tigers leading by eight with just over a minute to play, the Crimson manufactured a last-ditch comeback that gave Harvard an opportunity to send the game into overtime on the final possession...

Author: By Martin Kessler, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rally Falls Short as Harvard Drops Heartbreaker | 2/6/2010 | See Source »

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