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...season with an 84-80 victory over the Quakers (11-11, 5-4) on Friday before defeating the Tigers (8-15, 3-6) 72-60 the following evening. The two victories extend Harvard’s winning streak to twelve and give the Crimson a three-game cushion at the top of the conference with only four regular-season contests remaining...
...wear and tear. The longer, grasslike fibers, made of a polyethylene blend, give it a more natural look and feel, while the blend of sand and rubber particles - recycled from old running shoes - that form its base are loosely packed around the blades of "grass," providing a softer cushion than real dirt. The new surfaces are growing fast in the U.S., where demand on municipal fields is almost unceasing. American football teams are also enthusiastic. Four NFL stadiums - in Dallas, Detroit, Philadelphia and Seattle - use synthetic turf, and several others, including Giants Stadium, outside New York City and home...
Playing against familiar conference foe Colgate in the tournament consolation game the following day, Harvard took out its frustrations on the hapless Red Raiders (7-10-1, 2-4-0 ECAC), scoring eight goals and providing a comfortable cushion for freshman goaltender John Daigneau...
What promised to be an exciting game quickly lost its edge just 45 seconds in when Black Bear junior Colin Shields gave Maine a 1-0 lead it would never relinquish. A pair of power play goals built the Black Bears a 3-0 cushion by the 15:03 mark of the first period and the game appeared like a rout in the making...
...reports has made clear the severity and scope of the crises. The National Governors Association said the states' cash reserves as of June 30 had dropped to $14.5 billion, from $48.8 billion three years earlier. This new figure is 2.9% of total state spending--by that measure, the lowest cushion in a decade. Meanwhile, the National Conference of State Legislatures said two-thirds of states had collected revenue below forecasted levels through October of this year and that 26 states had lowered their revenue estimates for the rest of the fiscal year. "2003 will be a year of tough policy...