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...teams are centered around their stars, guard Jeremy Lin for Harvard and forward Ryan Wittman for Cornell. Last season, Lin was the only player in the country to finish in the top 10 of his conference in every major statistical category. This year, the Wooden and Cousy award finalist is fourth in the Ivy in points per game (17.1), second in assists per game (4.8), and fourth in blocks per game (1.3). He also ranks fifth in the country in steals per game...
...athletic side, Ehrlich is playing both ways for Valencia, as an offensive guard, defensive lineman, and linebacker...
...ahead and ditch the three-point stance for linemen, except perhaps for very-short-yardage situations. "You wouldn't be firing out, I guess," says New York Jets guard Alan Faneca, initially skeptical when asked his thoughts about this change. "I'd buy that." Starting linemen upright in a "two-point" stance - two feet, no hands on the ground - would result in more blocking with the arms and hands...
...already jammed. We had almost arrived at the rear access road to the Hamra when the second bomb exploded, near the Babylon Hotel. We had driven by it just minutes before, and our car jumped. We sped closer to the rear checkpoint of the Hamra compound, where the security guards were already out in full force and on edge. "This is Iraq," said one guard to me, shrugging with a smile, as his colleague swept a mirror beneath the car to check for bombs. In 2005, twin car bombs rammed through this same checkpoint, taking out one of the hotel...
When his team fell behind, Lin stepped up. Finding little success from long range, the star guard drove to the basket and drew opportunities at the foul line...