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...number of grapplers moved out of their weight class, leading to mismatches up and down the lineup. In addition to forfeiting the heavyweight match, Harvard trotted out rookies Chad Eason (125 lbs.) and Spencer Friedman (141) for the 133-lb. and 149-lb. bouts, as well as junior Fermin Mendez (133) for the 141. All three suffered falls in an 18-point swing that gave the Knights a commanding lead...
...other wrestlers notched their first career wins, with junior Fermin Mendez (125) and first-year David Lalo (174) besting opponents in the early rounds...
...they have each July for centuries, the narrow, cobblestone streets of Pamplona, Spain, are thundering with the sound of charging bulls. The weeklong annual celebration originated as a religious festival to honor St. Fermin, the patron saint of this small city in Spain's northern Basque region. Today the festival attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world, many of whom are drawn to its world-famous encierro, or running of the bulls, which begins July 7 and was made famous outside Spain by Ernest Hemingway's 1926 classic The Sun Also Rises...
...also follow the events on national TV. Every morning from July 7 to 14, hordes of daredevils gather in a historic section of the city, many dressed in traditional garb and carrying rolled-up newspapers to swat the bulls if necessary. They sing a traditional homage to St. Fermin, asking him to guide them through the run. After two small rockets are fired, six bulls are released (along with a herd of steers), and the chase is on. The event generally takes just a few minutes. (Read a TIME article from 1932 about Pamplona's running of the bulls...
...might imagine, running with an angry, half-ton bull on your heels is not a particularly safe pastime. Since 1924, 14 people have been killed at the St. Fermin festival; the last to be fatally gored was a 22-year-old American, Matthew Tassio, in 1995. Witnesses said Tassio was knocked to the ground by a bull, then got up again and was struck by a second animal - a violation of the axiom that runners should remain on the ground if they get knocked down. Many people are injured each year, by both the animals and the crush of sprinters...