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...team took to the warmer waters at Crown Point Shores Park at Mission Bay in San Diego against stiff competition—the field included defending national champion Washington as well as runner-up Stanford. While the varsity eight placed third in its division, the second varsity eight defeated Washington and Cal’s second boats to capture the Sharp Cabrillo Cup with a time of 5:52.31. “The race went really well,” said senior bow seat Breffny Morgan. “Our boat got off to a really clean and powerful start...
...first Ivy League match was everything Harvard could have hoped for. The Crimson started the contest by taking the doubles point and then dominated in the top four singles positions. The clinching win came from Schnitter, who came back from a 4-1 second-set deficit to defeat her opponent 6-4, 6-4 at No. 3. “It was really awesome to see Stephanie clinch the match,” Green said. “It was very gratifying to see her get the job done and get the team on the board.” Seconds...
...Harvard women’s lacrosse team lost to No. 9 Penn, 14-10, in the Crimson’s third game of Ivy League play Sunday at Barton Stadium in Philadelphia. The loss is Harvard’s second conference defeat, while the Quakers remain undefeated in league play. The contest matched the Crimson (7-4, 1-2 Ivy) and its offensive force against the Quaker’s formidable defense. Penn (9-1, 4-0), the defending Ivy League champions, has held teams to 6.2 goals per game, while the Crimson leads the league in total scoring. Spearheaded...
...Zimbabwe founded on restoration, not on retribution, equality not discrimination, love, not war, tolerance not hate." He even said, "After Saturday 29th of March, 2008, Zimbabwe will never be the same again." Unfortunately for Zimbabwe, Mugabe and the Zanu-PF seem merely to have been digesting their defeat and plotting their future. And they appear to have concluded that his future depends on Zimbabwe remaining exactly where...
...Baseball furthermore requires patience. Unlike most sports, in baseball there are no fixed time parameters and therefore no temporal obstacles for losing teams staging a comeback at the threshold of defeat. The season spans six months, with over 160 contests for each team, a time over which lengthy winning streaks can be gradually erased by tepid performance midsummer...