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Though they won’t be on the field at the same time to wreak havoc against one another, a pair of of siblings will cause problems for both offenses. Yale features sophomore twins Bobby and Larry Abare, the two leading tacklers for the Bulldog defense. The former is a linebacker and the latter, a strong safety, has two defensive touchdowns. They’ll be matched by Harvard’s Bryant Brothers, sophomore Brenton and junior Desmond. Each plays the same defensive end position, one that will be the focal point against an offense that features...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE GAME '06: Face to Face | 11/17/2006 | See Source »

...inches shorter and fifteen pounds lighter. A forward in a guard’s body, Pusar plays what Sullivan has referred to as “a junkyard-kind of game.” On defense, he is capable of guarding another offense’s playmaker and creating havoc for opposing teams by forcing turnovers that lead to fast breaks. On the other end of the court, Pusar can function as a slasher, creating open looks for the Crimson’s sharpshooters, and he can crash the boards for offensive rebounds.“My role...

Author: By Loren Amor, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: BASKETBALL '06: Three’s a Crowd | 11/14/2006 | See Source »

...disorder. What they all have in common is a malfunction of the mitochondria--tiny substructures, or organelles, found inside every cell in the body. Their job is to convert food into a chemical called ATP that cells use for energy. When they go bad, all sorts of havoc is wreaked on the body. Depending on which types of cells are affected, mitochondrial disease can cause muscle wasting, nerve damage, seizures, stroke, blindness, deafness and more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Health: When Cells Stop Working | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...make your characters consistent. Life doesn't. A janitor abruptly decides he will become a writer, while his glamorous wife, selling fox capes in a big hotel, suddenly, while still young, develops Parkinson's. Munro's fiction seems uncannily true to the world because destiny plays havoc with characters' circumstances even when they don't do the same themselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: How to Write A Short Story | 11/5/2006 | See Source »

...mistakes of 2004. Though the bloggers never actually called the election for John Kerry, their eager discussions and analysis of early poll data did influence Washington journalists and pundits, according to Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of the Gallup Poll. "Whenever early exit polls leak out, they can wreak havoc on Washington's mind-set," says Newport...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Exit Pollsters: An Election Night Quarantine | 11/2/2006 | See Source »

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