Word: crowning
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...fifth-place finisher.While many of the Crimson grapplers face the end of their season, all three of Harvard’s NCAA qualifiers will enjoy legitimate chances to win national championships. Even though Caputo, O’Connor, and Jantzen must wait another year to compete for an EIWA crown, they can take ample consolation in knowing that they have one more opportunity to come out on top.—Staff writer Max N. Brondfield can be reached at mbrondf@fas.harvard.edu...
...least partially responsible for was a good idea," Brian Walsh, spokesman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, scoffed in a statement. "A more apt title would be Thirteen Weeks: The Senate Banking Committee Chairman's Time in Iowa While the Housing Market Collapsed." After the negative reaction, Crown Publishers backpedaled, saying a final agreement had yet to be reached and adding that if and when a deal comes about, the book would be more a history of bailouts than an insider's perspective and that the proceeds would go to charity. Dodd says there is still no deal and refused...
...original version of this story misspelled Shawn Maher's name and attributed the book announcement to Crown Publishers instead of Publishers Weekly. It also said there had been a "revelation" that Dodd had gotten a "sweetheart deal" on his mortgage from Countrywide, when in fact it is an allegation that the Senator vehemently denies...
...campaign, but this scenario may turn out better than expected. The Crimson had been named the team to beat in the Ivy League by Baseball America for three years prior to 2008, but each year, the squad failed to live up to the lofty expectations and clinch the crown. Last season brought no relief, as Harvard posted a dismal 10-30 record after starting the season 1-22. This spring, the Crimson is ready to redeem itself. “Last year we were pretty complacent, and this year we’ve been working really hard...
...helps that they can play off each other in that way.”Two years ago, the Schmen began their Crimson careers with a dream season. Led that spring by the budding talent of Lauren Murphy, the 2007 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, Harvard captured the Ivy crown by sweeping Penn, 4-0 and 4-2, in the championship series. Ever since then, the Crimson seven has set high expectations for themselves. The following year, they were back in the championship game, but this time around, Harvard fell to Princeton. This didn’t sit quite well...