Word: grab
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...stems from its commitment to promote excellence in all areas of campus, including the classroom, the research laboratory, the concert hall, and the sports arena. Yet the men’s basketball team has languished for decades, falling well short of that standard. Meanwhile, the baseball and football teams grab Ivy League titles by the fistful, the school has nationally ranked squads in hockey, soccer, tennis, squash, and crew, and women’s hoops is poised to qualify for the Big Dance for the second straight year.The April hiring of Amaker, who has experience helming major-conference teams...
...seconds. With lead changes in what felt like every second-half possession, junior Katie Rollins put the Crimson up by one with a minute and a half remaining, courtesy of a nice inside move.On the ensuing possession, some tight defense led to a Columbia miss, and junior Niki Finelli grabbed the rebound. After winding down the clock, co-captain Lindsay Hallion went to the line. The first free throw touched every part of the rim before dropping, and after another make, Harvard took a 68-65 lead with just over a minute to play. The Lions would respond to pull...
...Budischak, who has endured a frustrating series of injuries and surgeries throughout her time at Harvard, played the game of her life against Cornell. Her hustle on both ends of the floor—twice she sprinted the full length of the court to grab an offensive rebound after a missed Crimson basket in transition—gave Harvard crucial second chances on the offensive end. On the night, Budischak tallied an eye-popping seven offensive rebounds and had 11 total boards for the game. “When we were in [the locker room], Lindsay said...
...only freshman player to advance to the semifinals of the Ramsay Cup. She cruised through her day one matches, notching 3-0 and 3-1 victories. On Saturday she found herself in an 0-8 hole against Trinity’s Tehani Guruge but won 10 consecutive points to grab the first game 10-8 and pulled out the match, 10-8, 9-5, 9-3. Her run would end in the semifinals against Penn’s Kristen Lange, last year’s tournament runner-up. She fell behind early and was unable to mount a comeback, falling...
...more charity. IR wants to compete. Hoping to grab more of the long-haul freight business lost to truckers in recent years, rail bosses plan to borrow at least $15 billion to build a dedicated fast-freight corridor between Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). They also have big plans for some of the 1 million acres (420,000 hectares) of land that IR owns along rail lines and around stations and shunt yards. Real estate developers are currently bidding to overhaul the first of 16 major stations. At New Delhi's central station, which is likely worth billions...