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...swim. O’Connor, who swam in seven finals for the Crimson, won the 100-yard butterfly in a personal best time of 55.29 seconds to provisionally qualify for the NCAA Championships. Friday’s final individual event, the 100-yard backstroke, pitted Hart and three-year rival Moira McCloskey of Yale against each other yet again. McCloskey bested Hart by .23 seconds. But Hart avenged the second-place finish in the following day’s 200-yard backstroke, taking the lead from McCloskey with 50 yards remaining to win in an Ivy League-record time...
...tempers flared, the two exchanged words and a shove or two before teammates intervened. It was the frustration of a player not performing as well as expected against a rival. It was the frustration of a jump shooter who has lost his jump shot...
...poor is threatening to shatter Japan's view of itself as a predominantly middle-class country. The boom in the big cities has yet to be felt in the nation's heartland. China's rise is challenging Japan's economic predominance, with China already spending more than its rival on defense and R&D, for example. And Japan's population is graying fast, leaving working-age Japanese to wonder how they'll support a growing number of elderly-and just who will support them when it's their own turn to retire. "Tokyo is doing well, but outside Tokyo...
...against the Crimson recently. They swept Harvard last year, and, having already won at Lavietes Pavilion, needs only to win on Saturday at the John J. Lee Amphitheatre to complete the season sweep. The Crimson faces a daunting task if it wants to avoid an oh-for against its rival for the second consecutive season. Lee Amphitheatre may be the most difficult place to play in the Ivy League, thanks to its acoustics and the swarms of loud students packed very close to the court. Harvard has not won at that arena since...
...opponent tonight, Brown, has had a rough time since last season ended. First, coach Glen Miller left to become the coach at league rival Penn. Then, star player Keenan Jeppesen tried to follow Miller to Philadelphia. He wasn’t allowed to leave and returned to the Bears, but quit again early in the season...