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...would progress further in the tournament - their feat was already a huge achievement in a game long dominated by the West. Now the smart money is on China displaying the same relentlessness to evolve into a women's-tennis power (Chinese men, by contrast, have hit the proverbial net), just as the country has in being the largest exporting nation, the biggest holder of foreign reserves and almost the world's No. 2 economy, among myriad superlatives. In more ways than we can count, and whether one likes it or not, China is winning the global game. Heck, maybe sport...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Moment | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...seven Harvard players to attempt a three in the first half, only shots by Lin and sophomore guard Oliver McNally found the bottom of the net...

Author: By Dennis J. Zheng, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Tiger Defense Stifles Harvard Shooters | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

Killorn muscled past two Eagles defensemen to inspire an all-out attempt to even the score. It was the closest Harvard would come to finding the back of the net...

Author: By Lucy D. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Takes Ice In Beanpot Consolation | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

After junior goalie Kyle Richter struggled in a 6-0 loss to Boston College in the first round of the Beanpot Tournament last Monday, junior Ryan Carroll was back in net for the ECAC matchup...

Author: By Scott A. Sherman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Gets Road Retribution, Dismantles Brown | 2/8/2010 | See Source »

...Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) militant group has worked hard to align its terror activities and communications with those of its radical parent organization. Topping the list of the techniques AQIM has borrowed from its brothers in the Middle East and South Asia is kidnapping Westerners to net big-money ransoms - or carefully choreographing their executions to shock the world. As the fates of several hostages hang in the balance in Mali and Mauritania, Western governments are grappling with how to deal with the growing problem: should they pony up hefty ransoms time and again to save their citizens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Terror Threat in N. Africa: Kidnapping Foreigners | 2/6/2010 | See Source »

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