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...smash you against the sideboards of the arena, fling you off its back and gore you with its horns. On the Professional Bull Riders (PBR) tour, concussions and broken bones are as common as Wranglers and brass-buckled belts. "Most bull riders are what you call gristleheads," says Mike Lee, 23, who has won $2 million in five years of riding. "If you're intelligent, you wouldn't do it." Win the PBR World Championship, though, and the payoff is sweet: a $1 million check that can go a long way toward easing the saddle sores (or worse) that...
...Blue Devils opened up the scoring in the first half with a goal in the 21st minute. Duke got off a shot to the right of the Crimson goal, causing Hahn to dive for the ball but miss the save. Hahn’s miss allowed Mike Grella to sweep in, dribble around him, and then hit the back of the net in the left corner with the ball. Despite the two lapses, Harvard kept the pressure on the Blue Devils and stayed within reach of a result. “We learned a lot from Duke...
...we’ve had play there. But they’re excellent athletes, very tough kids, and under the circumstances, they did a great job today.”But it does help when the defensive line is getting plenty of pressure on its own. Senior defensive end Mike Berg had a sack and numerous pressures, while sophomore defensive tackle Matt Curtis added a pair of sacks and plenty of hurries. Berg had another sack on a fourth-and-goal play in the fourth quarter negated by a penalty, but on the third Holy Cross fourth-and-goal effort...
...part of the team. And the younger guys have reacted well and really performed on the field. It’s a very closely knit group.” Another factor that could not be discounted was the return to the Harvard lineup of junior Matt Hoff and sophomore Mike Fucito, who rose to the occasion in the second half and provided much of the spark. The duo created numerous opportunities through the middle of the field. “They gave us some guile, some unexpected plays,” Kerr said. “The defense that plays...
...Mike Madden (mike_madden@mac.com) covers government and politics for Gannett News Service...