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...Jantzen-Esposito match was one of just two where the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds met in the final round. The only other occurrence was in the 165 lb. category, where Lehigh's Troy Letters beat upset the Cowboys' Tyrone Lewis...
Jantzen also has history on his side. He has made three trips to the NCAA tournament prior to this year, while Esposito’s only previous appearance was last year’s surprising early exit competing in the 141 lb. weight class...
...then again, most athletes aren’t like the wrestling team’s No. 1 co-captain and 149 lb. Jesse Jantzen...
...protesters scheduled rallies against its "sweatshop coffee." Today activist groups such as the Global Exchange in San Francisco are demanding that it hike Fair Trade purchases from about 1% to at least 5% of its coffee. The $4 billion Seattle behemoth offers only one Fair Trade variety (at $11.45 lb.) out of 20-plus types of whole beans and serves Fair Trade brew in its 3,900 U.S. shops only one day a month. Says Anthony Sprauve, vice president for worldwide public affairs: "The demand is not there...
Starbucks' reluctance has less to do with the cost of beans than with the hassle of rejiggering its supply chain. The company is no Scrooge. It pays on average $1.20 per lb. for its high-quality beans, well above average. But most of that money goes to multinational exporters, who buy from middlemen in coffee regions. The giant traders pool beans from small plots and big estates. The anonymous farmer earns a sliver of what Starbucks pays. But Fair Trade's 346 struggling farmer-owned co-ops might need hands-on training and investment to meet Starbucks' specs, an investment...