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Although the Crimson was unable to pose a threat to last year’s MLS Eastern Conference runner-up, incoming captain Will Craig was happy with the team’s performance and described the learning experience of playing against professionals as “great...
...started with the goal that quite possibly wasn’t. The rest is history. Three more Minnesota goals later, Harvard finished runner-up for the second straight season...
...first race of the season for the Black and White, the defending NCAA champions, the first varsity covered the 2,000-meter course in 6:56.1, three lengths ahead of runner-up Boston College (7:07.9) while Northeastern (7:08.5) finished third...
Last year’s runner-up, the Big Red comes back with a Big Bang. Cornell has perhaps the most potent 3-4-5 trio in the Ivies with senior center fielder Kate Varde, junior shortstop Lauren May, and junior catcher Melissa Heintz. Varde and Heintz were both First Team All-Ivy, and Varde led the league in hitting. Varde has had trouble picking up where she left off, and is batting only .222 so far this year. But Heintz and May, a Second Team All-Ivy pick, have more than compensated. Through 15 games, Heintz has batted...
...Runner-up John Edwards is next up on the examination table. Not satisfied to retreat with his tail between his legs, he should take comfort in the words of Linda Feldmann of the Christian Science Monitor: “He’s vetted; that’s very important. Voters know what there is to know, both positive and negative, and they obviously like him.” I’m somehow imagining Edwards with lights shone in his mouth, Saddam Hussein-style. Wary of electing house pets which are too docile for the voters?...