Word: matches
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...match is set to begin at 1 p.m. at Harvard Stadium, where the Crimson hopes to claim its first Ivy League victory of the season...
...Ricky Mirabito scored at 1:19 in overtime, claiming the win for the Hoyas.“Everyone could have done some things better,” Gotschall said. “We win as a team, lose as a team.”The Crimson started off the match with a bang, with freshman Kevin Vaughan scoring from sophomore Christian Oberbeck only six seconds into the first period. Georgetown retaliated with two tallies, bringing the Hoyas into the lead, but Harvard tied up the game with only two seconds remaining in the quarter with an unassisted goal from Motschwiller.The...
Catchy slogans are no match for chemical addictions, however, and study after study showed that programs such as D.A.R.E. - no matter how beloved - produced negligent results. And while the Bush administration's 2002 goal of reducing all illegal drug use by 25% led to unprecedented numbers of marijuana-related arrests, pot use only declined 6% (and the use of other drugs actually increased). Drug trends tend to wax and wane, and a dip in the use of one type of drug might lead to a rise in another, causing officials to play a never ending game of narcotic whack...
After weeks of playing sudoku with match schedules and wrangling with the Indian government over scheduling clashes with the upcoming general election, the powerful Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced Sunday it would hold its billion dollar Indian Premier League (IPL) outside India. The decision marks an unexpected climax to a weeks-long dispute between the BCCI and the Indian Home Ministry. Dates for the IPL, which features the best players from around the world, had long been set for April and May, the only time available for a 45-day tournament during the 2009 cricket calendar...
...ruling Congress Party for playing politics with sport. IPL chairman Lalit Modi is known to be close to the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party. Some BJP leaders have pointed out that states where the Congress or its allies are in power were the ones that denied security for IPL matches. "Cricket could have done without such politicization," says New Delhi-based cricket commentator G. Rajaraman, who holds Congress responsible. "Only Congress-ruled states said they could not provide security," he says, citing the examples of Delhi and Andhra Pradesh. "Only one match would be played at a time," he points...