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...Wake up Yale did, as Flato nailed both technical free throws to open the second half, and on the next possession forward Caleb Holmes buried a jumper. That made the score 41-40 Bulldogs, their first advantage since early in the first half. Yale would never relinquish that lead. The Bulldogs ripped off a 12-2 run to open the second half, establishing a lead which did not sink below four the rest of the night. The Bulldogs, lacking their captain, injured power forward Sam Kaplan, nevertheless managed to out-rebound the Crimson, 29-28, and outscore them...
...critics, who answer that the mandate doesn't mean Chavez has carte blanche to do whatever he wants. The National Assembly is about to kneel to the president's demands that it relinquish its own power as a check on the executive. Even though it was already wholly controlled by Chavez allies, next week the assembly plans to pass an "Enabling Law" that will give Chavez broad powers to pass the laws he wants by decree. "We think a democracy needs autonomous powers, and you're giving the president all the control," opposition leader Julio Montoya, a former lawmaker, told...
...Harvard fought back, and a Finelli three-pointer brought about yet another tie. Finelli led the Crimson with 20 points and seven rebounds. This effort seemed to drain Harvard of any energy it had left. Following Finelli’s shot, the Stags would regain the lead and never relinquish it. “After we tied it we just didn’t have very much fight to take the lead and keep pushing after that,” Hallion said. Fairfield went on a scoring tear that put the Stags up by 18 at one point...
...work ethic that helped him transform into the anchor of the Crimson’s offensive line in only a year, much to the pleasant surprise of his coaches.It was not until his sophomore year that Fernandez established himself as the starting center, a post he would never relinquish. That same championship year marked the beginning of Fernandez’s ascent to a position of respected leadership.Soft-spoken and reserved by nature, Fernandez’s leadership style does not entail rallying his teammates with fiery speeches in the locker room or the huddle. His actions define...
...Terriers immediately capitalized, getting consecutive three-pointers from the corner by freshman guard Carlos Strong, and by the time Cusworth re-entered the game with 11:53 to play, BU had a four-point lead that it would not relinquish...