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Renee Amoore believes she knows the way to make the party more appealing to African Americans. The only black woman with a prime-time speaking role from the podium at this year's Republican National Convention, Amoore, 55, a suburban Philadelphia business executive, says that GOP outreach to blacks should be simple: you just have to ask. But, she says, "You have to do it 24/7. You can't woo people only during election time." She has urged Republicans to buy advertisements promoting Republican candidates on black-oriented television and radio stations, locally and nationally. She also runs the Pennsylvania...
...This season, with a new name and a team built around young, homegrown talent, the Rays finished first in the division and went on to the World Series, where they eventually lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, a bittersweet ending to a successful season...
...different.The game-sealing interception with less than 15 seconds left saved Harvard from many things, not the least of which was losing an Ivy League title shot next weekend against Yale—a sort of redemption after the team came down to Philadelphia two years ago with the same hope and left empty-handed.But it certainly wasn’t easy, and at times it wasn’t pretty. The Crimson came just inches from losing a game it lost statistically in almost every category.Harvard couldn’t stop the run—the D gave...
...Murphy said, pointing out that that stretch exceeds his tenure as head coach. “We’ve won two out of our last three years down here. That’s all I care about.” The Crimson’s last win in Philadelphia came in the 2004 season, when quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick ’05 led Harvard to a memorable 10-0 Ivy title finish. By overcoming the odds on Saturday, Harvard now heads into its final obstacle, the 125th playing of The Game against Yale, with its repeat Ivy title chances...
PHILADELPHIA—The demons of Franklin Field seemed to be rising again. The Crimson, an abysmal 1-12 at the Philadelphia landmark since 1982, was on the verge of coughing up a 17-0 third-quarter lead and, with it, first place in the Ivy League standings.But Harvard (8-1, 5-1 Ivy), as it has all season, finished with a flourish, as senior Ryan Barnes grabbed his third interception of the day in the end zone with 10 seconds remaining, and the Quakers (5-4, 4-2) threatening at the Crimson’s 12-yard line...