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...school in Arles each year. Few emerge successful. But Savalli's instructor, Paco Leal, saw something in the boy that set him apart. "Mehdi had a lot of ambition," says Leal. "And with ambition you can overcome all kinds of other things." Today, Savalli is one of the highest-ranked novilleros (apprentice bullfighters) in Spain. Last year, he received the grisly honor of 52 ears and two tails during his 34 fights, as well as the Golden Shoe award, perhaps the greatest achievement for a novillero. This year he is again poised to rank near the top before becoming...
...national title. They’re not televised on CBS, but rumor has it that Harvard’s fencers are pretty good. The teams boast two Junior World Champions, and three Crimson fencers will compete in April’s Junior World Championships in South Korea. The women rank in at No. 3 nationally...
...tough-guy persona is no act. Having graduated high school in 1999, Delany joined the Marines, pushing college aside. “I needed a chance to grow up,” Delany says. The unenthusiastic student proved to be a much more attentive soldier, and quickly climbed the ranks. After 9/11, Delany’s battalion became the only anti-terrorist unit and was sent to guard the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. The only attack while Delany was stationed there involved indirect fire, and no one was hurt. After about four months, Delany’s unit...
...final two-thirds of the contest—to knock a bouncing puck into the upper part of the net for the goal. Less than three minutes later, the Saints iced the game and sent many of the 1,933 people in attendance home with a goal from Kyle Rank. Rank finished the contest with the one goal and three assists, one of his best lines this season.The victory for St. Lawrence marks just the second time it has beaten the Crimson in five years—with Harvard now 11-2-2 against the Saints since 2001?...
Cambridge Rindge and Latin School administrators said that they still rank their students for practical purposes...