Word: gainful
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...silenced, Harvard fumbled the ensuing kickoff, giving Princeton possession on the Harvard 30.The defense managed to prevent a Tigers score on that drive, but the poor special teams play continued. At the beginning of the second quarter, a fake punt attempt by senior punter Mike King resulted in no gain and Princeton gained possession in Harvard territory.“Obviously we struggled at times in the kicking game today, and we paid the price. The bottom line is, they outexecuted us,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “We had the dropped kickoff; I don?...
...Princeton five-yard line, where they faced fourth-and-two. Instead of kicking the game-tying field goal, Harvard coach Tim Murphy elected to go for the first down. On the 13th consecutive running play of the drive, junior running back Clifton Dawson was stopped for no gain, and the Tigers took over. While Princeton stopped Dawson on that play, he generally ran roughshod over the Tigers defense, amassing 203 yards on 35 carries and adding two touchdowns. The Harvard passing game was similarly effective, with sophomore quarterback Liam O’Hagan going 11-for-16 with 183 yards...
...Network’s mistake is apparently CN8’s gain...
...praised that “Jimmy Corrigan” was “viciously depressing” in the best sense of art, a friend of mine put it best: “Reading ‘Jimmy Corrigan’ made me want to lock myself in and gain 30 pounds...
...addition to approaching illegality, dot-com poker also undermines the social nature of card-playing, the very characteristic that has preserved its popularity over the years. A web gamer may gain familiarity with JaCKA55’s tendency to fold early or might begin to expect HOUSEthis to bluff with a six pair when playing online, but he won’t learn how to bond with the boys while placing bets on the net. (I apologize for assuming a male subject throughout this piece…women and cards deserve another column entirely...