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Critics describe NASCAR as watching cars go in circles. Has the growth of NASCAR's popularity surprised insiders like you? -C. W. Roberts, Pittsburgh, Pa.Absolutely. Growing up racing, seeing a thousand people was a big deal. It was like, 'wow, I got a great crowd tonight.' I went to the Indianapolis 500 as a kid; that, to me, was just mind-boggling. Then when you get on the NASCAR circuit, and every weekend is like that, you're absolutely blown away. I've been blown away for so many years. I love bringing people to the track who haven...
...said. Before his time at Harvard, Shelby was an assistant professor of philosophy at Ohio State University. He graduated magna cum laude from Florida A&M University with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, and received a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh. —Staff writer Brittany M. Llewellyn can be reached at bllewell@fas.harvard.edu...
...notion of a woman in charge. So at her first press conference, Georgia Frontiere, the NFL's first female team owner, lashed out at those who "feel there are two different types of people: human beings and women." The team went to the 1980 Super Bowl, losing to Pittsburgh. In 1995, Frontiere enraged fans in California, where the Rams had been based for 50 years, by moving them to her hometown of St. Louis, Mo. The team went on to win the 2000 Super Bowl...
Divers from Princeton, Penn State, Rider University, Brown, and University of Pittsburgh-AM also dove in the event, which gave Harvard’s young roster a chance to compete under new conditions...
...Harvard women’s basketball team (4-3) hoped to take that momentum into this weekend’s Fifth Third MU Classic in Huntington, W. Va. The two straight weekends spent on the road took its toll on the Crimson as it dropped its opener against Pittsburgh (5-2), 70-54. But Harvard was able to bounce back by securing a 69-66 win over Jackson State (3-5) in the consolation game of the tournament. HARVARD 69, JACKSON STATE 66 After a disappointing effort Friday night, the Crimson pulled out a close win over Jackson State...