Word: heavyweights
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...Radcliffe heavyweight crew turned in an impressive day of racing last Sunday at the NCAA Championship regatta in Sacramento, Calif., as the first varsity boat blazed to a third-place finish. It was the second-highest finish ever for the Black and White, while the team took sixth place in the overall standings. The University of California won both the first varsity race as well as the overall championship...
...begin with, it tells a true story, that of James J. Braddock, who may be the most unlikely heavyweight champion in history. When we meet Braddock (Russell Crowe), he's a promising pug, who is quickly reduced to has-been status by injuries and the Depression. Howard realizes the period with perfect authenticity: the biting chill, the hungry faces, the bleak desperation...
...sentimentality or cheap inspirational guff. "I didn't want a book where they loved each other," he says. "That seemed like a kind of bad, Hollywood way to go. They are frank with each other, but mostly so that they can abuse each other." Spoken like a true heavyweight. -By Lev Grossman
...Radcliffe heavyweight crew turned in an impressive day of racing today at the NCAA Championship regatta in Sacramento, Calif., as the first varsity boat blazed to a third-place finish. It was the second-highest finish ever for the Black and White, while the team took sixth place in the overall standings. The University of California won both the first varsity race as well as the overall championship...
...generally only given the barest of recognition in this paper’s sports page or on the athletic department’s website. For the record, the Harvard teams that won Ivy League Titles for 2004-2005 are: Baseball, Women’s Basketball, Men’s Heavyweight Crew, Men’s Lightweight Crew, Men’s Fencing, Women’s Fencing, Field Hockey, Football, Women’s Ice Hockey, Men’s Squash, Men’s Swimming & Diving, Women’s Swimming & Diving, Women’s Tennis, and Women?...