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...rebel without a clue.” In this season’s Ivy League men’s basketball title race, the most wide-open in many years, a number of clueless rebels will try to end Penn and Princeton’s stranglehold on the league crown. The conference’s southern powers have earned at least a share of first place—as well as the Ivies’ automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament—in every season since 1987-88. Only a single Yale blip—the Bulldogs were...
...NCAA Tournament and plans to get Harvard to that promised land soon.Will it be this year? History says no. In addition to never winning the league, the Crimson has only finished second once, back in 1971, while every other Ivy school has snagged at least part of one crown since league play began in 1956. More recently, Harvard saw promising title chances in 2003 and 2006 slip away as the team faltered in the heat of Ivy play.The critics dislike Harvard’s chances this year as well. The preseason media poll gave first- place votes to five teams...
...terms of being comfortable with each other and comfortable with the offense.”After those wins, the Crimson didn’t look back. Harvard went 13-1 in Ivy League play to win the conference title, sustaining only one loss to Yale. The Ancient Eight crown earned Harvard the No. 15 seed in the Dayton Regional bracket of the NCAA Tournament. In the first round, the Crimson was matched up against Maryland, the defending national champions, and could not keep up with the Terrapins in a 89-65 loss.This year, Harvard will have many challenges...
Look out Michael Jackson: Chris Brown may be pop’s new king–or at least its new prince. Critics have referred to the 18-year-old heartthrob as a possible contender for the crown, and his new album, “Exclusive,” is sure to solidify his spot as musical royalty. With incredible vocals, catchy beats, and tracks featuring some of the music industry’s finest–including T-Pain, Big Boi and Kanye West–Brown looks like he has another double-platinum record on his hands...
...share of the Ivy championship when it arrives at Yale for The Game on Nov. 17. A Crimson win tomorrow, coupled with a Yale win over Princeton, would make The Game a de facto championship game, while a Bulldog loss would guarantee Harvard at least a share of the crown...