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...regular-season finale against then-Ivy League champion Columbia. “I said, ‘That’s a team with a lot of character,’” Leone said. “To have nothing on the line other than their own personal pride…we just built upon that. They had the foundation already in them.”Blessed with a roster full of potential, he proceeded to give his underclassmen plenty of opportunities to thrive, and the Crimson responded by finishing with 10 wins in its best performance since...
...score five minutes into the second half, sparking the exciting finish that would define the season for the Crimson. After a stellar year that saw Harvard run through the Ivy competition, this was the game to have. And the crowd knew it. Shirtless men skirted the sideline, not one person in the stands remained seated during overtime, and the noise was of a magnitude rarely seen at a women’s soccer game. It’s been 36 years since Title IX, and the frenzied enthusiasm of the fans demonstrated just how far women’s sports...
...fair game, as the cross that multiple male members of the Sports Board carry for star hoopster Jeremy Lin has demonstrated). While this policy is an essential component of the Crimson’s ability to provide unbiased coverage, it clashes with what sports are meant to deliver: pride, personality, and a connection between teams and fans.My four years covering sports for The Crimson have only confirmed what I suspected at that first women’s basketball game: that I, a sports fan once and for all, won’t ever be able to separate myself from...
...come was a shriek of unbridled joy from the mouth of one of my colleagues, in response to the remarkable fourth overtime turnover in the triple-overtime edition of The Game that still sits with me as the most amazing athletic competition I’ve ever seen in person...
...Spinning AOL off is a good move for AOL. With his Google pedigree, Tim Armstrong appears to be the right person for the job. AOL can soon sell its own stock and raise money to do what big Internet companies must do, especially now: buy the great (undervalued) start-ups that are creating the future. The only question that remains is, What happens to the rest of Time Warner? That's another story...