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...weekend when many Americans had taxes and the IRS on the brain, the Harvard baseball team had a similar acronym in mind—the ICS. That stands for Ivy Championship Series, the title that the Crimson won last season, and represents the playoff that awaits the winners of the Ancient Eight’s two divisions...
...Newell and Weld are testament enough to that.Rowing, both on the collegiate and the Olympic level, maintains the winner-take-all element so unique to college sports and so neglected in most of the professional realm. There’s no drawn-out series to watch, no seven-week playoff colossus that dulls the NBA until the Finals. There’s one start, one six-minute race to see who can outlast lactic acid buildup longer, and one hurried chance to get everything perfect. There are no timeouts, no pitching changes, and no substitutions. One chance, and one chance...
...With Wednesday’s loss to Hay Division opponent New Haven, the Crimson (10-11) needed East Stroudsburg (ESU)—who has only lost to Harvard this year—to drop its last two contests in order for the Crimson to make the EIVA playoffs. Given that the Warriors were facing league bottom-feeder Sacred Heart on Friday night, Harvard’s chances of making the postseason were close to zero. As expected, ESU swept the Pioneers, clinching the Hay Division and breaking the Crimson players’ hearts. “[The loss...
...pair headed straight to the professional rinks after graduation last June, and their Baby Pens leapt out to a 20-2 start. Currently 47-17-5-5 with a guaranteed playoff berth, the team could clinch its first-ever division title with a win tonight...
...season went and for everyone else, they have a lot to look forward to next year and we wish them all the best.” POWER AIDAs expected, the success of the top-ranked New Hampshire power play was a key to Friday night’s playoff clash. The Wildcats converted their first two man-advantage chances en route to an early 3-0 lead. With the deadly combination of Hitchcock working down low, Sam Faber shuttling pucks from behind the net, and defender Martine Garland ripping slapshots from the point, UNH got the better of the Harvard...