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...time, baseball was his passion, and going to Harvard to play at the Division I level was his dream. Although Way was not recruited by the Crimson baseball team, the Naples, N.Y. native refused to let his ambition go and walked onto the squad—proving himself in the process...
...leveraged buyouts by American investors of top clubs Manchester United and Liverpool, meanwhile, were "acting principally as a burden" on those clubs, UEFA added in the recent report, "rather than to support investment or spending." That's because the new owners piled the debts incurred in buying the clubs onto the teams' own finances, limiting the cash available for buying new players and therefore the clubs' ability to compete with better-endowed rivals. (See a group-by-group guide to the 2010 World...
...Crimson dominated the first half by jumping onto an early lead and never looking back. Harvard built up a 12-2 lead going into halftime, and, despite Holy Cross’ rally in the second half, the Crimson held onto its fifth win of the season...
Brown held onto its lead to end the first period up 2-1, but its momentum entering the next eight minutes did little to slow the Crimson, whose defense stepped up after a less-than-perfect performance this past weekend...
...Afghanistan; General McChrystal has issued a series of tactical directives and rules of engagement banning most forms of air support. There are also new rules governing when and how troops on the ground can use their weapons. "Look at these," Ellis told me, tossing a fat sheaf of directives onto his desk. "Some of these are written by freaking lawyers, and I'm supposed to read them aloud to my troops. It's laughable. We can't fire warning shots. We can't even fire pen flares to stop an oncoming vehicle. If a guy shoots at you, then puts...