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...paper, Harvard’s win over Ivy League rival Dartmouth Saturday night looked more like a junior varsity high school matchup than a contest between what have been the league’s top two squads for the past decade. The Crimson turned the ball over 24 times, tied a season low for points scored, and saw only one starter reach double figures...
...tables have turned quickly in this rivalry: the Crimson is now the vaunted Ancient Eight champion, while the Big Green has just two wins under its belt as Ivy play gets underway. But Harvard is quick to point out that no game is guaranteed come January, and that the matchup between these rival programs should be as intense as ever...
Cornell is riding a four-game win streak into tonight’s matchup, although they haven’t been on the ice since their 3-2 win over Princeton...
Frigid temperatures, college-football bowl games, post-New Year's Eve lethargy--the Iowa caucuses have a lot going against them this election cycle. Still, despite months of electoral-calendar one-upmanship, the Hawkeye State held onto its status as the nation's first presidential matchup by moving its caucuses from Jan. 14 to Jan. 3. The Iowa contests first achieved national prominence in 1972 and '76. Since then, they have provided momentum to many a trailing candidate while halting the progress of more than a few presumed front runners...
...It’s a scary thought because I feel so strongly about the Harvard team,” Kerr said of the future matchup. “They have all the potential in the world to win the national championship themselves...