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...many Americans had taxes and the IRS on the brain, the Harvard baseball team had a similar acronym in mind—the ICS. That stands for Ivy Championship Series, the title that the Crimson won last season, and represents the playoff that awaits the winners of the Ancient Eight??s two divisions...
...heavyweights’ loss at No. 1 Princeton on Sunday, the two teams now boast a combined 8-1 mark for the season. “Everyone is going to be working extra hard to match our speed,” said lightweight captain Sarah Bates following her varsity eight??s Knecht Cup victory on Sunday, “So we have to work harder to stay on our toes and remain at the top.” Radcliffe’s lightweights did just that last weekend, rolling to a fourth straight victory to start the season...
...getting the shots we wanted.” Amidst the scoring drought, senior Shana Franklin and freshman Katie Rollins led the Crimson offensively with 12 and 10 points, respectively. Harvard did manage to make more trips to the free-throw line than its rival—20 compared to eight??but the extra shots did not help erase the deficit. The Big Green would only continue its dominance until the final buzzer sounded, stretching its advantage to as much as 25 points. Losing the final game of the season, the Crimson could not send its four seniors...
Brown kicker and defending Ivy Rookie of the Year Steve Morgan wasn’t so fortunate. Though he appeared to have an early edge in the head-to-head matchup of the Ancient Eight??s preeminent kickers—Schindel’s dad even flew in from California to see the two square off—with four field goals and two extra points in regulation, it was his miscues that ultimately opened the door for the Crimson and Schindel...
...cheat. Turns out that Sumo wrestlers try to game the system as well. You see, a Sumo wrestling tournament involves 15 bouts, and a wrestler must win a majority to avoid dropping in the rankings. It doesn’t materially affect him whether he wins 14 matches or eight??just that he emerges with a better-than-even winning percentage. Knowing this, Levitt looked at the last matches in tournaments—when a wrestler with a 13-1 record going into the final round was matched with a 7-7 wrestler on the edge. He found...