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...said. “I love the kind of student athletes I get here.” Going into the game, however, such records were a complete afterthought. Harvard went into the weekend knowing that with two wins it would retain its Ivy League title and earn a spot in the NCAA tournament. A large 24-point victory over lowly Brown in Cambridge last month gave the Crimson plenty of confidence going into Friday’s matchup. But the Bears were looking to spoil the party. Putting pressure on the ball handlers, Brown forced 11 first-half turnovers...
...simple as that for the players on the Harvard women’s basketball team. If the Crimson (17-9, 10-2 Ivy) defeat Brown (2-24, 1-11) and Yale (8-17, 6-6) on the road this weekend, the team will clinch the Ancient Eight title and earn an automatic bid into the NCAA Championships. Harvard controls its fate, and the players are getting excited. The Big Dance is just around the corner.“We’re in control of our own destiny,” captain Lindsay Hallion said. “It?...
...just because of the Beatles but also because of stars like Mike Smith, the telegenic lead singer of the Dave Clark Five. The charismatic original British invader co-wrote some of the Five's biggest hits (Bits and Pieces; Glad All Over) and helped the group earn 12 appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, more than any other British act. Paralyzed in a 2003 accident, Smith died of complications from a chest infection...
...folks from Iowa can give this kid from Arkansas a chance to lead this country," he told a crowd in Coralville at one event. "You will restore the faith of a lot of people in this country that you can't buy the White House, that you got to earn it the old-fashioned...
...politely laughed it off as the man's embarrassed comrades hustled him out of the hall. The scene was indicative, though, of the Illinois Senator's shaky first steps with labor. A year ago, many pundits predicted that John Edwards' populist message and tireless union wooing could earn him the bulk of labor endorsements, with Hillary Clinton's establishment mantle securing the rest. Most blue-collar workers didn't know what to make of the upstart Obama, who didn't help matters by skipping one early labor forum due to a scheduling conflict - and falling flat in several others...