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...matchup between the top two teams in the Ivy League, No. 24 Brown bombarded Harvard with chance after chance. The Bears (8-3-1, 2-1 Ivy) dominated possession, had a shot miraculously blocked, and Crimson keeper Austin Harms was forced into a save with his feet from a point-blank header. It looked as if it was only a matter of time before the defending Ivy champions would open the scoring.Then, all of a sudden, everything changed; the match was turned on its head, and with it, the course of the Ivy League season as the Crimson exploded...
...United Russia Party. His brother Sulim, also a hero of Russia and a Lieut. Colonel of the Russian Army (and until recently commander of the Spetsnaz Vostok battalion in Chechnya), was stripped of his command and placed under investigation by Moscow under Kadyrov's pressure. The killer shot Ruslan point-blank in downtown Moscow, penetrating an armor-plated car by way of a slit in a window while the Chechen leader was on his way out of the Kremlin, where he had pleaded Sulim's case with an important member of the administration...
...post to extend Harvard’s early lead. The tally marked Kowal’s first collegiate assist.Wylie had given the Crimson a 1-0 cushion just 10 minutes into the game, taking a pass from Baskind and lofting a shot over Ward’s head from point-blank range.Concern replaced confidence for the Harvard faithful at Ohiri Field in the second half, when an aggressive Davidson squad pulled within a goal and had several near-miss chances to tie things up.A penalty just outside the box set up a scoring opportunity for Davidson in the 56th minute...
...Nation. Then again, even Kulper didn’t press her luck when she took in her first live game at Fenway last season. “I couldn’t find my Jeter shirt,” she recalled, “but my boyfriend said point-blank he wouldn’t defend me during a brawl, so maybe it was a good thing I didn’t wear it.”Let there be no mistake—Yankee fans are no angels. They’re overconfident, defenders of regressive economic policy...
...this mindset, it was clear from the outset that the battle for a spot in the ECAC finals would be tough one. The Big Red outshot the Crimson 10-8 in the first period and forced sophomore goaltender Kyle Richter to stop several prime goal-scoring opportunities, including a point-blank shot from Cornell forward Blake Gallagher. Ultimately, the tight, back-and-forth play and strong goalkeeping on both ends resulted in a scoreless opening period. The floodgates were opened when both teams managed to capitalize on power-play opportunities in the second period. Senior forward Dave Watters?...