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...each of the past three years, a handful of “northern” (meaning everything above the Carolinas) college pitchers were selected in the draft’s first round. Over that same stretch, exactly one northern college position player—former Ohio State first baseman Nick Swisher (No. 16 overall in 2002)—was a first rounder...
...Saddam loyalists are also fighting on in the key northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, and Tikrit has long been seen as a potential center of die-hard resistance. But the image of crowds in Baghdad tearing down Saddam's statues will have an immeasurable psychological effect on all Iraqis, and coalition commanders will be hoping that will speed the collapse of the last resistance to "Operation Iraqi Freedom...
...Kurdish New Year, Nawroz, is the mythical date of the defeat of the evil king Dahak. The holiday was on March 21 but in the northern Iraqi village of Barda Rash, they had it again today. "Nawroz means the end of a tyrannical king," said Khasro Kadir, who organized the celebration. "For us it's the end of Saddam's tyranny." For 12 years the village has been directly on the front lines between Iraqi forces and the peshmerga guarding Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq. Today they sang and danced around the traditional Nawroz fire, 20 days late...
...After being abused for decades, Kurds in northern Iraq broke free 12 years ago and have been out of Baghdad's reach ever since. But Hussein's presence always hovered over them, assuring them they were never secure. Until today. "This is the happiest day of my life, happier than in 1991," said one peshmerga, Bibo Zebari. From his outpost on top of Maqlub mountain, he'd heard the news of the uprising in Baghdad on the BBC Arabic shortwave service and his soldiers spontaneously began singing and dancing. "We are not just happy for ourselves as Kurds...
...ECAC Championship marks neither the end of the postseason nor the last time the Crimson will see either Hartwick or the Bears, as all three squads will compete Friday at the Northern Championships, hosted by Brown...