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...political crisis sweeping Sri Lanka, personal animosity has triumphed over good governance?and could even jeopardize the fragile peace. President Chandrika Kumaratunga's moves last week to sack three senior ministers, suspend Parliament and impose a state of emergency?all while her Prime Minister was overseas?represented, even her party members admit, a naked power grab rather than an attempt to protect "national security" as she claimed. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's return to Colombo three days later and his triumphant procession to the cheers of tens of thousands were, his supporters agree, premature victory celebrations. To the north...
After a monster sack by senior defensive end Brad Payne set up a third-and-18 at the Harvard 42-yard line, Otis forced a pass into coverage and was intercepted by junior cornerback Gary Sonkur at the 20-yard line. Sonkur—who often returns kickoffs for the Crimson—returned the interception all the way to the Columbia 45-yard line...
...most brutal play came right after an unconventional sack that had the potential to swing the game in the Crimson’s favor. With Dartmouth facing second-and-10 on the Harvard 22-yard line with 12:58 left in the game and the Big Green ahead by seven, a passel of Crimson defenders chased Rittgers deep into the backfield. As he scrambled backwards, searching for an open man, he backed up smack into the referee, knocking both of them to the ground and registering an 18-yard loss. Confronted with a seemingly impossible third-and-28, Rittgers launched...
Under heavy pressure and with nowhere to throw, Schires didn’t scramble and he didn’t tuck the ball for the sack. He didn’t throw the ball away...
...while Grimm has turned punishing opponents into an art form—his four sacks on the year are third-best for Harvard, and the average of seven yards lost per sack is second-best—it has been the sophomore’s ability to breathe life into an defensive line that would otherwise be wearied and overworked...