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...There are other interesting developments in the poll. John Edwards has surged among Democrats since he announced that his wife Elizabeth's cancer had recurred. In a three-way matchup, Clinton polls 38% among registered Democrats, versus 30% for Obama and 26% for Edwards. Edwards received just 17% in mid-March...
...first, I was ecstatic. My two favorite schools, facing each other in a high-stakes game—and I might even be able to make it down to Hartford for the matchup...
...final outcome belies the competitiveness of the matchup...
HARTFORD, Conn.—Entering yesterday’s first-round NCAA Tournament matchup with the defending national champion Maryland Terrapins, coach Kathy Delaney-Smith knew her team would have its hands full. On one hand, it seemed as though Crystal Langhorne, the Terrapins’ leading scorer and rebounder, would be the player to stop. Listed at 6’2, but with a much wider body than anyone Harvard could assign to guard her, Langhorne posed the toughest physical challenge for the young Crimson squad.Then there was sophomore guard Kristi Toliver, who as the nation?...
Mother Nature did her best to stop the No. 20 Fairfield men’s lacrosse team on Saturday, as the Connecticut snow forced the postponement of the team’s matchup with Harvard to the following afternoon. But on a clear day in front of 525 fans at Alumni Stadium in Fairfield, Conn., the Stags (5-0) proved too much for the Crimson (0-4) yesterday, cruising to an 18-11 home win that marked Harvard’s seventh straight loss dating back to last year. A barrage of offensive firepower and a blistering performance from Fairfield?...