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...never threatened to catch its rivals. With three wins already under its belt on the weekend, Brown cruised to a clean sweep behind starter Will Weidig, who picked up his first victory of the season. While the Bears now have a shot to catch Dartmouth for the Rolfe Division crown, Harvard finds itself relegated to the role of spoiler, looking to end its season next weekend with stronger efforts against the Big Green.“Dartmouth has always been a pretty big rival of ours, so we’re looking to end the season on the right note...

Author: By Max N. Brondfield, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Quiet as Brown Nabs Crucial Sweep | 4/20/2009 | See Source »

...Princeton (16-7, 4-1 Ivy) 5-2, but recovered on Saturday to defeat Penn (1-14, 0-5 Ivy) 4-3.The Crimson entered the weekend on top of the Ivy League standings, but the loss to the Tigers hurts Harvard’s chances at the league crown.“We know that we’re still in the race for the Ivy League championship,” Crimson coach Traci Green said. “Right now our focus is on winning every match...for the rest of the season.”Harvard is now just...

Author: By Eric L. Michel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Garners Mixed Results in League Play | 4/12/2009 | See Source »

Citing economic woes (this is getting kind of old...), our Cambridge neighbors announced they would be dropping some varsity sports, according to the MIT Tech, leaving Harvard in the lead for the (prestigious? sure, why not?) most varisty sports crown. Devastating news for the MIT Engineers. But at least the athletes have some warning, right...

Author: By Clifford M. Marks | Title: MIT—Now Inferior in Another Way | 4/10/2009 | See Source »

...double-header against Princeton (9-8, 1-2 Ivy) and Penn (9-9, 0-3 Ivy). Following last weekend’s narrow defeat at the hands of Ivy League leaders and No. 57 Columbia, Harvard has zero margin for error as it looks to retain its highly-sought crown. “These [teams] are traditionally really strong rivals,” said Crimson coach David Fish ’72. “For many years, we’ve faced off against Princeton for the league title, and other years we’ve faced Penn...

Author: By Allen J. Padua, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tennis Hopes To Rebound Today | 4/9/2009 | See Source »

...irate that his father and family continued to disapprove of his relationship with a woman from a rival clan of nobles. It was supposedly a crime of passion and intoxication - but Paras told Singapore's New Paper: "There was no smell of alcohol on [Dipendra]." According to Paras, the crown prince had intended to take down his popular father ever since Birendra relinquished absolute power after pro-democracy protests in 1990. The loss of that political mandate was made worse for Dipendra after his father scuttled an arms deal with a German riflemaker that could have yielded the prince...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Revisiting Nepal's Palace Massacre | 4/8/2009 | See Source »

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