Word: momentum
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...four teams still alive in the tournament, Harvard had the easiest time in the quarterfinals, blanking Cornell in consecutive contests. But the upstart Engineers enter the game with some momentum as well, coming off a weekend sweep of third-seeded Princeton...
...Crimson is hoping its momentum can take it deep into the playoffs in 2009 and once again the Beanpot tournament may be the source of the team’s run. Although Harvard lost both Beanpot games last month, the Crimson almost took down national powerhouses, Boston College and Boston University, which were ranked No. 15 and No. 1 at the time, respectively...
...former Ambassador to South Korea who led the effort to convince Pyongyang to give up its nuclear program in 1994 that resulted in the Agreed Framework treaty. Bosworth was dispatched Monday on his first mission to Asia; he is expected to discuss ways to best bring momentum to the deadlocked six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear disarmament involving the two Koreas, China, Japan, Russia, and the United States...
...left. On Friday, Harvard led by 15 points with less than seven minutes remaining. Again, the Lions switched defenses, this time using a trapping press that forced the Crimson into committing several turnovers. A 9-2 run cut Harvard’s lead to six points and swung the momentum into Columbia’s favor. “They were not going to quit, they were going to do some good things,” Harvard coach Tommy Amaker said. “We knew basketball is usually a game of runs.” Guarding...
...received $50,000 last spring to study evolutionary changes in skin appendages like hair and nails—called the decrease in non-federal funding for the sciences “a concern, especially for young researchers starting out and for mid-level faculty who need to keep their momentum...