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...first varsity eight allowed Princeton to gain a lead in the first 1,000 meters but kept pace through the second half of the course cruising to a 6:51.8 finish—6.1 seconds behind the Tigers, who won the cup back from No. 13 Radcliffe...
...pace of the race. Its efforts were rewarded with a narrow, two-seat advantage about 1000 meters in. However, early in the third 500 meters, as the Bears made several pushes to pull even and walk away, it became evident that the strength and energy Harvard expended to gain the lead at the 1000-meter mark came at a high price.Fatigue, combined with the difficult racing conditions, caused the Crimson to lose control of the boat’s set and rhythm, allowing Brown to walk up and take seats. After taking the lead, the Bears never looked back, moving...
...continued its breakout offensive weekend and received two solid outings from veteran starters Shawn Haviland and Brad Unger, but a heartbreaking walk-off loss in the weekend finale left it with a sour taste in its mouth—and a split that won’t help it gain ground in the Ivy League standings. Hot Harvard bats paced the Crimson to a 9-5 win in the first of two games, but the nightcap made a hero of the Bulldog catcher P.J. Gorynski and goats of the Harvard bullpen: two innings after Unger departed with a four...
...public credit in the Mexican Treasury; former Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari; and former Honduran President Ricardo M. Joest. The conference, in which nearly 700 individuals have requested a spot, still has spots open for the general public. “We hope that audience members will gain a fresh understanding of where things stand in Latin America in terms of where the region is headed,” Martini said. “I think the draw of the conference is that participants will gain this knowledge from practitioners who know Latin America intimately...
...boss, Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo, and parliamentary leader of her own conservative Union for a Popular Movement (UMP), Jean-François Copé, had engaged in "a contest of cowardice and inelegance" in cynically refusing to back her up in a tight spot for their own political gain. The spectacle of a cabinet member publicly slagging off her ministerial superior and the majority leader as wimps created a deafening roar on the right...