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...Northern Michigan’s win over Michigan State last night puts Harvard in excellent position to earn an NCAA berth should it beat Dartmouth. Barring any conference tournament wins by underdogs, Harvard ranks 13th out of 14 at-large teams according to the USCHO Pairwise Ratings, and the schools immediately below it have finished their season and cannot gain on the Crimson. On the other hand, a loss to the Big Green tonight likely means Harvard’s season will be over after Saturday’s consolation game...
With the win, Harvard virtually assured itself a spot in the NCAA tournament. The Crimson moved up to No. 12 in the USCHO.com PairWise Rankings, boosted by losses by Ohio State and Northern Michigan in the CCHA tournament and Minnesota State-Mankato and Minnesota-Duluth in the WCHA...
...Iraq. At the same time, U.S. and British ground forces moved into southern and central Iraq, having seized Iraq's only deep-water port at Umm Qasr and begun fighting for control of Basra, the capital of Shiite southern Iraq. Air strikes have also blasted targets in the key northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, where unconfirmed reports also suggest U.S. airborne troops may have seized control of important oilfields. Now, as we move into the next phases of the war, here are five key questions...
British reports suggest U.S. airborne troops have seized control of some of Iraq's most important oil fields near the northern city of Kirkuk. But the fate of the city remains one of the most important questions shaping the outcome of the war - and the peace. The U.S. has been advised to take control of the city as soon as possible because Kirkuk may be the focal point of post-war conflict between Turkey and the Kurds of northern Iraq. Thousands of Kurdish fighters whose families were driven out of the city by Saddam's ethnic cleansing campaign over...
...same time, U.S. and British ground forces are moving into southern and central Iraq, having seized Iraq's only deep-water port at Umm Qasr and begun fighting for control of Basra, the capital of Shiite southern Iraq. Air strikes have also blasted targets in the key northern cities of Mosul and Kirkuk, where unconfirmed reports also suggest U.S. airborne troops may have seized control of important oilfields...