Word: matchup
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After its matchup with the Bears the week prior, Harvard should be well-versed in stopping the run and should be able to match, if not surpass, the Hoyas’ effort. And the Crimson won’t have to worry about the pass, since the Leopards, themselves, have shut that dimension down by committing to the option...
...launched a blast into the top left corner of the net on an assist from teammate Brittany Bode. The junior’s second career goal gave William & Mary just the advantage it would need as Harvard was unable to respond, despite outshooting the Tribe 11-6 in the matchup...
...dating would not require online assistance. But to a generation of people brought up surfing the Net, it seems natural that they would find dates the same way that they buy books or keep journals. Dave Kloster, one of a group of M.I.T. students who last month launched the Matchup, a Boston-based dating site, says, "The more intense the school," the more receptive students have been to his service...
...Predator than Kerry vs. Bush. But that may be about to change as The Political Machine (Ubisoft), the first major PC game to mimic a presidential election, hits store shelves this week. You get to play either of this year's presidential contenders or just about any fantasy matchup imaginable. How might Hillary Clinton fare against Arnold Schwarzenegger? Or Thomas Jefferson vs. Abraham Lincoln? Designer Brad Wardell based the game on real polling data from red and blue states, intending to make the playing field as balanced as it is in real life. "Most people have made their minds...
...first team outside the U.S. and Australia ever to win this event. Their success was especially sweet since the Yanks and Aussies were the two strongest, deepest teams in the pool. Australia's Ian Thorpe won four medals, including a gold in the 200-m freestyle, his marquee matchup with Phelps, who got the bronze, and Dutch champion Pieter van den Hoogenband, who took silver. But the U.S. could even share credit for some wins that didn't show up in their medals tally, because many of the athletes swimming for other countries are products of the American collegiate system...