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...Grudge Report. Maybe the Oscar voters simply hate Cameron; apparently that's an easy and widespread feeling in Hollywood. The evening provided ample evidence that some categories were a popularity contest - not among the mass of viewers but the 5,000-plus Academy voters. They may as well have scrawled, "We like you, we really like you," on their ballots next to the boxes checked off for Best Actress Bullock (The Blind Side) and Best Actor Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart). The victors' chief competition, Meryl Streep and Clooney, were two more examples of the haves: 16 Oscar nominations...
Quakers guard Zack Rosen—who entered the contest averaging 17.8 points per game—was the most likely candidate to take Penn’s final shot. Rosen received the inbounds pass and sped up the court guarded closely by Curry. As the seconds ticked away, Rosen used a screen at the top of the key in an attempt to get free from Curry...
...just moments before Howlett’s shot deflected off the rim, few could have even imagined that Harvard would find itself in a position to win the contest...
Although the squad developed momentum during Friday’s game, Harvard lacked momentum coming into the contest. The Crimson was on a 2-9 slide before the weekend series...
Down by one with 57 seconds remaining, Harvard looked to put the ball in the hands of co-captain Jeremy Lin, who was playing in the last Ivy League contest of his career. Lin received the ball on the perimeter from freshman point guard Brandyn Curry and drove to the hole. But as Lin powered to the basket, Tigers forward Kareem Maddox stepped in front of the 6’3” guard and rejected his shot attempt to teammate Dan Mavraides, and Princeton controlled the ball...