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...team after the Crimson got off the bus.Cornell dominated Harvard on the glass and made seven first-half three pointers en route to a 85-61 rout of the visiting Crimson. The 24-point loss was Harvard’s most lopsided (13-9, 5-2 Ivy) Ivy League defeat since a 95-70 loss against Brown in February 2004 and put the Crimson on the outside looking in on the Ivy title race.“I don’t think we would say that we didn’t have it,” co-captain Lindsay...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cornell Demolishes Harvard | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

...there’s such thing as a good loss, the defeat that Boston College handed the Harvard men’s hockey team last week in the finals of the Beanpot Tournament has to be it.Having taken the seventh-ranked Eagles into overtime, the Crimson had all the confidence it needed to take down another heavyweight. In its second consecutive contest against a ranked and favored opponent, Harvard used sophomore Doug Rogers’ first career hat trick to power to a 3-2 victory over No. 17 Princeton Friday night at Bright Hockey Center. After notching a goal...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Recovers, Claws Past Tigers | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

...offensive rebounds. Not to be forgotten, Nwachukwu contributed with 16 points of his own and routinely dominated the Crimson’s overmatched forwards throughout the night. Although it didn’t carry quite the same punch as the previous day’s collapse to Cornell, the defeat still left an indelibly sour mark on Harvard’s dreadful Ivy campaign. The Crimson came out of the gates with a considerable amount of intensity, quickly jumping out to a six point led in the first five minutes of the game. Surprisingly, given their back-to-back schedule...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lions’ Second-Half Surge Caps Heartbreaking Weekend | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

...threat,” she added. “Whenever a defense drops off to stop one person scoring, someone else steps up.”MARYLAND 11, HARVARD 8Fresh off the heels of a successful Saturday that saw the team compile two close victories, Harvard tasted defeat at the hands of the Terrapins after valiantly mounting a comeback attempt.Down by three during the first half, MacLaughlin capped a quick Crimson run to tie the game at four in the waning minutes of the second quarter. Playing a game of cat-and-mouse, Maryland pulled away again by three...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Weekend Split in Season Openers | 2/19/2008 | See Source »

Meanwhile, her opponents will be regrouping. It is too early to write an obituary for Labor, but the party's ultimate health depends on the direction it takes in the next few months. If last week's defeat causes defiant Laborites to move farther to the left, the party's fortunes will continue to dwindle. But if Labor steers back to a more moderate course, then at least it stands a chance of reversing the decline...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thatcher Triumphant | 2/18/2008 | See Source »

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