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...tries to eclipse its all-time high of 11,723, which was reached six years ago and which many market pros believe finally will be seen again later this year. That's not exactly a news flash: it would require only a 6.5% move, which should be a slam-dunk in any year without a recession on the immediate horizon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will a Climbing Dow Ease Furrowed Brows? | 1/10/2006 | See Source »

After missing seven games with a fractured left hand, Cusworth put an emphatic exclamation point on the contest with a fast-break dunk that gave Harvard a 77-58 lead with 1:30 to play...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Tops Dartmouth Behind Goffredo's Outburst | 1/8/2006 | See Source »

...officials were discouraged from sending Bush inconvenient information--such as doubts about the quality of intelligence on Iraq's program for weapons of mass destruction (WMD). Tenet is no stranger to opprobrium (his reputation will never recover from his telling Bush that the evidence on WMD was a "slam dunk"), but the verdict of his subordinates in State of War is particularly withering. "George Tenet liked to talk about how he was a tough Greek from Queens," a former Tenet aide tells Risen before going on to use a vulgar word for wimp to describe him instead. "He just wanted...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Book Behind the Bombshell | 1/3/2006 | See Source »

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass.—Boston College put on a spectacular aerial show on Thursday night for 7,149 fans at Conte Forum, while the Harvard men's basketball team was unable to even attain liftoff.In a display of superior athleticism that included alley-oops, breakaway dunks and a bevy of baskets from long range, the Eagles (8-2) ran away from an overmatched Harvard squad by a score of 89-55."It's probably the best forty minutes we've had all season," BC coach Al Skinner said. "We've won some ballgames, but we haven't played...

Author: By Caleb W. Peiffer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: No. 14 BC Destroys Harvard | 12/23/2005 | See Source »

...grab seven rebounds.”The highlight of the night for Harris came with just over 10 minutes remaining in the contest. After captain Matt Stehle had his layup opportunity partially deflected, Harris snatched the miss off the rim and threw down a two-handed slam. That dunk came four minutes after he had attempted to posterize BC forward Jared Dudley on a fast break. Dudley fouled Harris to disrupt the jam attempt.BRICK HOUSEIt takes a near-flawless performance to hang with a squad like the Eagles, and shooting 33 percent from the field doesn’t quite...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Harris Lone Bright Spot For Crimson | 12/23/2005 | See Source »

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