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...pride of the host country, but the Games also bring in worldly anxieties. Danish athletes reportedly received special protection because of the global swirl of threats surrounding the publication of cartoons Muslims consider insulting to the Prophet Muhammad. Some 400 antiglobalization protesters burned U.S. and Olympic flags in downtown Torino just a few hours before the opening ceremonies, as Italian security officials voiced concern about more violent disruptions of the Games. Everywhere in the city and around the stadium, soldiers and police were visible and, until the disco music drowned them out, watchdog helicopters whirred overhead. As for the internal...
...previous high was 80 points against Colgate on January 2. The Crimson was on fire throughout the game, especially in the first half, when it shot 52 percent from the floor and 4-of-5 from three-point range. For the game, Harvard shot 64 percent from downtown, well above its season average of 33 percent. “This is hands down as good as any team I’ve ever had as far as shooting,” Harvard coach Kathy Delaney-Smith said. The Crimson received a very strong performance from its bench, as reserves outscored...
...alerted to the situation, had set up "spike strips" across the roadway. "The strips took out two of his tires but he just kept going, or tried," says Arkansas State Police spokesman Bill Sadler. Robida's hobbled Pontiac finally stopped after smashing against parked cars in Norfork's small downtown area, and a gun battle with local and state police ensued. Robida was shot twice in the head and was helicoptered out to a hospital in Springfield, Missouri. Bailey was found dead in the car. An autopsy would be required to determine whether the bullets that killed her were fired...
...Chamber of Commerce of Detroit touts that since 2000, some $3 billion has been invested in major downtown projects to fund new stadiums, new businesses, and even a central park—the Campus Martius, complete with an Au Bon Pain, which is reminiscent of our very own in Harvard Square...
...contest, 4.5 more than preseason Player of the Year favorite Ibrahim Jaaber of Penn. While there is evidence that the rest of the league was still unsure of the 6’1 guard’s offensive abilities heading into last Saturday, an 8-of-10 performance from downtown against Brown surely dissolved any remaining skepticism...