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...fare much better, posting 10 turnovers in the first half and 20 overall, their errors came at less key times. Harvard’s unforced errors, on the other hand, continually occurred just outside the crease when scoring opportunities were imminent. “That was a fluke today—usually we have guys that can really handle the stick,” co-captain John Henry Flood said. “Rainy week this week, the sticks were tight. I think with the intensity of this week guys were a little nervous, including myself...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Nerves, Slow Start Hamper Men's Lax | 4/29/2007 | See Source »

...might want to reconsider assigning the credit for those RBI to the bottom of the lineup. Hitting .688 over a four-game period and leading all players in RBI is no fluke...

Author: By Paul T. Hedrick, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Vance’s Bat Keeps Crimson in First | 4/23/2007 | See Source »

...Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) officer was dispatched to take a report of a stolen green and brown canvas bag that contained various hand tools valued at $500, an Ampro meter valued at $300, and a Fluke thermostat thermometer valued...

Author: By Nan Ni, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Police Log | 3/20/2007 | See Source »

...governor of Ardabil province before being replaced by reformist President Mohammed Khatami, who took office in 1997. Ahmadinejad was appointed mayor of Tehran in 2003 after a municipal-council election in which just 6% of voters participated. His victory in the 2005 presidential election was an even bigger fluke. He ran a low-key campaign, focused on corruption and directing Iran's oil wealth to the poor. After sneaking into second place past six other contenders, he beat former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in the runoff...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's War Within | 3/15/2007 | See Source »

While there may be some truth to statements such as these (especially the one about the prohibition of checking in women’s hockey, a rule I’d immediately revoke if by some amazing (terrible?) fluke I was put in charge of these things), I’d still rather watch the Harvard women play...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AMOR PERFECT UNION: Women’s Hockey Deserves Its Props | 2/12/2007 | See Source »

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