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...wiped out of the scorebook due to a Crimson penalty.Harvard found itself down 21-16 to start the fourth frame after a Bears touchdown and a 27-yard field goal from Long, and although the Crimson held Brown to just a 38-yard field goal in the fourth, the eight-point difference—rather than what would have been seven with the PAT—would prove to be more than Harvard could overcome.“The bottom line is that we cannot put the ball on the ground,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Tripped Up | 9/28/2008 | See Source »

...excitement generated by running mate Sarah Palin, but there's one startling shift that should be particularly worrisome to Barack Obama's campaign. In a Washington Post-ABC News survey released Monday, McCain enjoyed a 20-percentage-point turnaround against Obama among white women, going from an eight-point deficit before the Republican National Convention to a 12-point advantage after...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Obama Win Back Wal-Mart Moms? | 9/9/2008 | See Source »

...Show up they did, shattering turnout records. Obama prevailed with a surprising eight-point margin over Edwards, who came in second. Obama counts Iowa as his biggest victory, the one that foreshadowed the rest. "Voters under 30 participated at the same rates as voters over 65. That had never happened before," the Democratic nominee says. "That continues to be something I'm very proud of - how we've expanded the voter rolls in every state where we've campaigned. I think that means we can put into play some states that might normally not be in play...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Obama Did It | 6/5/2008 | See Source »

...sense that victory was within reach. The Crimson drained buckets at will, with Lin scorching the nets for a team-high 20 points. The Princeton defense—left dumbfounded by Harvard’s out-of-nowhere resurgence—surrendered 15 unanswered points through the fourth and into the extra period. With 2:30 remaining in overtime, the Crimson found itself with a comfortable seven-point cushion—a far cry from its eight-point deficit five minutes earlier. In contrast to Princeton’s withering defense, the Harvard ‘D’ manhandled...

Author: By Mauricio A. Cruz, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Too Strong for Princeton in Overtime | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...slammed down a game-winning kill after Harvard committed an untimely attacking error, clinching the game at 31-29.In the third and final game, NYU seemed to have won the match when it gained a late lead, 29-21. But Harvard went on a crucial eight-point run that tied the score at 29. Yet the Violets put a stop to the Crimson comeback with two successful kills that ended the game, 31-29, and the match.“It was a lack of execution at the end,” Rapp said. “We were up five...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Splits Break Matchups | 3/31/2008 | See Source »

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