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...game in the fourth quarter.” But it was the league that turned out to be Harvard’s downfall, as the team opened the Ivy campaign with the seniors’ first-ever loss to Penn. Freshman phenom Dean Gibbons peaked at the right moment, giving the Crimson a shot in games against a tough schedule that included eventual tournament teams Denver and perennial juggernaut Duke in between No. 7 Cornell, No. 15 Princeton, and No. 18 Brown. Gibbons ended his rookie campaign second on the team with 28 points split evenly between goals and assists...
...dished it off to junior guard Drew Housman, who missed the layup, but Harris once again smoothly collected the trash and put away another two points. The basket brought Harvard within two—but there was still work to be done. With 17 seconds remaining, Fitzgerald seized the moment and blocked a vital chance by the Tigers to seal the game. The rejection allowed Lin to run down the length of the court and send the game into overtime. In overtime, the once resigned crowd came alive with the sense that victory was within reach. The Crimson drained buckets...
...Though Harvard was in the lead for almost the entire race, the second varsity eight placed second behind Wisconsin. A strong gust of wind caused an oarsman to catch a crab in the final 200 meters, allowing the Badgers to overtake the Crimson in the last moments of the race. “After a string of wins in the dual races of each subsequent Saturday, we were firmly on track for achieving the perfect record,” Morgan said. “Being denied this at Eastern Sprints was a bitter pill to swallow, especially since we faltered...
...bleachers, one partisan was on a different mission. A joyous woman in a replica No. 2 Williams jersey came barreling down the aisle, intent on reaching the first row. And there was Steven waiting for her, detached from the mass of uniforms on the sideline for a moment, looking into the stands, the record-breaking interception ball held aloft. Smiling from ear to ear, she took the ball and danced back up the steps, accepting scattered congratulations and applause from the nearby crowd.***For a feature piece, senior second baseman Griff Jenkins was asked about adjusting to New England...
...careers of Hillary Clinton and Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner always seemed uncannily similar - and that's especially true at the moment. Last year both women were riding high; but as Clinton appears to be fading from the U.S. presidential race, Fernandez's presidency is doing its own plummeting. Indeed, poll numbers for "Cristina", as she is popularly known, are into George W. Bush territory barely six months into her administration...