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...sophomore Mike Fucito, while freshman Andre Akpan’s three goals have also sparked the offense. Vermont, meanwhile, enters today’s game with a 3-3-2 record and just defeated then-No. 22 Massachusetts with a last-minute goal this weekend. The Crimson-Catamounts matchup will take place at Ohiri Field...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Men’s soccer looks to get back to winning in daytime tilt versus Vermont today. | 9/19/2006 | See Source »

...Erica Walsh, alluding to the winless start. “We recognize that our season doesn’t start until September 24th [the team’s Ivy League opener vs. Penn] and that this is still our preseason.” The Crimson will face a tough matchup to kick off the tournament. Penn State has been a national powerhouse in recent years, recording only one loss to accompany a NCAA berth last season. The defending Big Ten conference champions are still waiting to get on a roll, however, having started the season with a mediocre...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Still Looking For Season’s First Win | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

...game between the two varsity squads, however. First, the Harvard athletics department will be celebrating 100 years of men’s soccer at the university. In addition, alumni of both schools will face off at 9 a.m. on Ohiri Field as an anniversary celebration of the Final Four matchup between the Crimson and the Blue Devils in the 1986 NCAA Tournament. Game time for the collegiate contest will be at 1 p.m. following an alumnae game for the Harvard women’s soccer team. —Staff writer Gabriel M. Velez can be reached at gmvelez@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Streaking Crimson To Take On No. 5 Duke | 9/14/2006 | See Source »

Perhaps Roger and Rafa are a bit too civil. Uncle Toni has provided the matchup its only whiff of controversy. In May, during an epic 5-hr., five-set tournament final, which Nadal won, Federer accused Toni of coaching Rafa from the stands, which is illegal. "Is that all right, Toni?" Federer sarcastically barked at Nadal's uncle during the match in Rome. "It's stupid to have a coach for nothing," Rafa says. "That rule is going to change, I promise you." Federer doesn't think it should. "It's just the way it's always been," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Duel to Fuel Tennis | 8/27/2006 | See Source »

...Nadal. "I understand the point that [fans] think my career might go through him," he says. "I think it goes through titles." But both players understand the benefits of a U.S. Open final that includes them. Nadal serves a sales pitch to Americans who might yawn at a matchup with no Yanks. He cites Sampras-Agassi, the rivalry on which he was reared, which resembles his contrast with Federer. "I am not American, I'm Spanish, and I was following that because there are special moments," he says, through an interpreter. "It doesn't matter what their nationality is. Those...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Duel to Fuel Tennis | 8/27/2006 | See Source »

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