Word: defeatism
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...match out of reach with a 15-0 technical fall in 6:00, and Butler capped the streak with a 16-3 major decision.HARVARD 27, BOSTONUNIVERSITY 13In its last dual match on the road this season, the Crimson fought back from a 10-0 deficit to defeat Boston University at Case Gym Friday night.Freshman Ryan Fitzgerald was pinned at 125, and sophomore Simon Orozco suffered a major decision at 133 before Harvard won the next seven bouts. Meltzer took his match 8-5, while O’Connor pulled off a tough victory over Mike Roberts...
...Tigers, only to get a scare later in the day when the Quakers threatened to deal them their second loss of the season. But the women prevailed in a 15-12 win. The men’s loss could hardly have been closer, as the squad posted 5-4 defeats in the saber and foil with epee pulling out a 6-3 win. The problems stemmed from the first round of bouts, when sluggish play put the team in a hole from which it could not recover. “All my three squads were quite lethargic and trying...
...first extra frame. On any other night, in any other arena, this effort would prove more than adequate to secure a huge Ivy victory. But this was against Princeton, in Princeton, where not only the Tigers basketball team, but also the demons of Jadwin past worked to defeat the Crimson. Harvard appeared to have the Jadwin riddle solved as the second half started, jumping out to a 42-34 lead over the first three minutes of the frame. By switching from man-to-man to an extended 3-2 zone, the Crimson was able to contain the sharp-shooting Princeton...
...widely believed to be one of Pakistan's major narcotraffickers, as well as someone who was thought to have worked closely with the CIA during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Afridi served 3 1/2 years for drug trafficking, a verdict that at the time was considered a defeat for the prosecution. Fisher does not apologize for his current client. This case, he asserts, "is about the [Bush Administration's] incompetence in waging the war on terror in Afghanistan. Haji Bashar Noorzai wanted to be an ally, not an enemy...
...continued to boil as the game hinged on the final match. After trailing 2-1 early on, the men’s squash team tied the total at four matches apiece, but could not secure the final tally. The 5-4 loss marks the Crimson’s first defeat this season...