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...efforts. The second period, however, proved to be a different story. While the first period was characterized by clean play and fast-moving hockey, penalties in the second period cluttered play and slowed the game’s speed, swinging the momentum in the Dutchmen’s favor. Union looked to even the score at 1:30 in the second when the Dutchmen unleashed a two-on-one attack on Harvard goaltender freshman Matt Hoyle, who deflected the wide-open attempt off his stick at the last moment. “I think sometimes penalties can have an effect...
...drove to the hoop to draw a foul from Lin. Rosen hit both shots and his Harvard counterpart, Oliver McNally, had a tough jumper barely rim out, which Penn forward Cameron Lewis tied up for a jump-ball with the possession arrow in his team’s favor. After a time out, the Quakers ran a perfect play as soon as the ball was passed in, with Rosen finding a wide-open Eggleston for an easy dunk and a 60-56 lead with 1:07. Tough defense on the other end gave the Crimson no chance to score until...
...After being benched in favor of junior backup John Riley in last Sunday’s game at Dartmouth, Hoyle made the most of his latest chance...
Steele's selection is intriguing, considering his position on various policy matters. For instance, he has described himself as pro-life and in favor of some forms of stem-cell research, and he has indicated that he supports affirmative action and opposes the No Child Left Behind policies advocated by former President George W. Bush. Certainly, among his biggest challenges will be redefining what it means to be a Republican and dealing with the question of whether a viable GOP can include white Southern conservatives, who have been a vocal force since the 1960s, as well as fiscal conservatives, libertarians...
District Judge Nancy Gertner agreed to allow the hearing to be broadcast online, but the RIAA appealed Gertner’s decision, claiming that broadcasting the hearing could selectively favor Nesson’s arguments...