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...players on the Crimson’s roster, 19 are listed as pitchers...
With the off-season transfer of junior Mickey Kropf to Vanderbilt, Mann and Lentz are the only two catchers on Harvard’s roster. So on Sundays, when the majority of the 19 pitchers throw live, each member of the tandem can spend up to four or five hours squatting...
Valued by Wall Street at between $10 billion and $20 billion, Discovery is an impressive collection of assets with earnings expanding 20% or so annually and a prime position in fast-growing markets like China, India and Mexico. It also includes a growing roster of fledgling, niche networks available on digital cable. Celebrating everything from aviation and kids to home and leisure, the networks rank among Hendricks' many recent gambits that were met with industry skepticism. There are some who think Discovery has grown too fast, diluting the quality and appeal of its biggest brand by launching so many channels...
...outside consultant, the university devised a five-year plan to reach compliance. It involved adding three women's sports--lacrosse, ice hockey and crew. But rather than cut any men's sports, it capped the number of players who could be on those male teams, a practice known as roster management...
...playing these popular sports can also work against applicants, as they must compete against thousands of others athletes who are vying for their precious spot on the Harvard roster. In an effort to stand out to admissions committees, therefore, students often turn to fringe sports as a means of getting into college. Sports such as crew have seen a ten-fold increase in high-school participation in the past ten years...