Word: playoff
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...Crimson's sixth in its last seven games--raised the Harvard record to 10-6 overall and 5-4 in Ivy play. And while Princeton has a solid lock on this year's title, the victory keeps the icewomen in the race for an EAIAW playoff berth. Yale, meanwhile, fell to 3-12-1 overall and 0-7 in the Ivies...
...though the Elis left Bright Center as losers, their playoff berth in danger, the Crimson still hadn't really solved the Tortorella puzzle Camillus. N.Y's most famous native had stopped 30 of Harvard's 32 shots...
...which keeps the team's playoff hopes alive, upped the Crimson's record to 6-5 overall (3-3 in the Ivies) while Yale fell to 2-7 (1-4 in the Ivies). And with the victory, the icewomen vaulted to third place in league standings, trailing Brown by one game and Princeton...
...years ago, Yale took the Ivy title, and in the last two years finished one game out of playoff position...
Despite the tradition of glitter and enthusiasm which we assuredly will hear more about before Sunday, it's been a rough year for football. The extended strike by players took a sizeable bite out of the season, forcing the league to rearrange the playoff format and--alas--allow just one week instead of two for Super Bowl hype. Complex questions over anti-trust and eminent domain arose after the relocation of a team. And widespread reports of rampant cocaine use among players rocked the league. In short, the seamy side of football emerged this year, making clear that the game...