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...slipped away.The Crimson (18-10, 11-3 Ivy) entered Yale’s John J. Lee Amphitheatre in control of its fate. As the clock ticked down on the regular season, however, the Bulldogs (7-22, 7-7 Ivy) took that control away in a painful 64-58 defeat Saturday night.“We had everything to win,” Crimson coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. “They had nothing to lose and everything to gain. Harvard’s rarely in that role and Yale’s always in that role...
...doubleheader in Evanston, Ill., Harvard (0-8) fell to a 6-1 defeat at the hands of the No. 1 Northwestern (13-1) yesterday and was narrowly beaten, 4-3, by the Wisconsin (5-7) on Saturday...
...Saturday’s encounter with the Badgers, the Crimson entered the game harboring realistic hopes for its first win of the season. However, Harvard suffered a narrow 4-3 defeat, with the game decided on the outcome of the final singles duel...
...Harvard men’s lacrosse team recovered from a 2-1 halftime deficit to defeat UMass (1-2), 8-5, thanks to a 6-0 tear kicked off in the second minute of the third period. Sophomore midfielder Jason Duboe’s hat trick and a strong third frame sealed it for the Crimson (2-1). “It was the first time anyone in our locker room had beat UMass,” Harvard coach John Tillman said. “They’ve done a lot of sacrificing so it’s nice...
...Nevertheless, the opposition's unprecedented showing on Saturday proved that their voices had been heard. In a brief statement on Saturday evening, Abdullah said that the poll results proved that democracy did work in Malaysia-and that defeat was part of the democratic process. But he quickly rejected any calls for his resignation. On Monday, he will meet with Malaysia's king to ask for permission to form a new federal government. But whether he will survive as party leader at UMNO?s convention later this year is still up in the air. He could even be ousted as Prime...