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...will happen.” But as the old adage goes, things must get bad before they can get good. Bad, as in a Lehigh touchdown two and a half minutes into the game. Bad, as in no more than 15 yards on any of the next three Crimson drives. Bad, as in a 24-7 Mountain Hawk lead with five minutes to go in the first half and a crucial fourth down with an undefeated season hanging in the balance. But on one play, an inexperienced receiver began to make things good again. On fourth-and-four...
...stake, and in front of 16,284 partisans at Princeton Stadium, the Tigers scored late to take a 31-28 squeaker. Trailing 24-14 at the break, the Crimson roared back in the third quarter, scoring on a touchdown plunge by senior running back Clifton Dawson on the opening drive. Junior quarterback Liam O’Hagan then connected with junior Corey Mazza for a 15-yard touchdown that gave Harvard a 28-24 lead. After a series of punts, the Crimson appeared to be driving for an insurance score when, with 6:31 to play in the fourth quarter...
...drive to define one’s environment and oneself, the desire to assign value and make sense of nonsense—all these are worthy, difficult goals for the striving writer. For me, they are the chief appeal of journalism...
...younger guys didn’t step up in the lineup as much as we needed.”Vance led the offensive charge for Harvard with a monster season, one of four players unanimously voted to the All-Ivy League First Team. Called upon to drive in runs even from the leadoff spot, Vance batted a gaudy .429 in league play and .447 with runners in scoring position.But even with Vance leading the way and Casey and juniors Tom Stack-Babich and Matt Kramer emerging as pleasant surprises offensively, the Crimson couldn’t keep up with Brown?...
...McCain campaign has shown lately. He recently criticized fellow G.O.P. candidate Mitt Romney for his wavering views on immigration, mocking the former governor's spotty gun rights record as well as accusations that he's employed illegal immigrants: "Maybe he can get out his small varmint gun and drive those Guatemalans off his yard," McCain said. More recently, an anonymous McCain staffer concluded a dueling series of press releases about the Iraq spending bill by taking a swipe at Democratic candidate Barack Obama's inexperience: "Obama wouldn't know the difference between an RPG and a bong...