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...Crimson (10-5, 2-0 Ivy) was clinging to a three-point lead with two seconds left when Dartmouth’s Harris sank what he intended to be a game-tying three-pointer. Harris, who was guarded by Harvard senior forward Sam Winter, took one extra dribble before he released the shot, just stepping inside the line and allowing Harvard to hang on by the slimmest of margins...
That's when Cooper's heart sank. Soon after, she called her mother in exhaustion. "'There are some things terribly, terribly wrong at WorldCom,'" Patsy remembers her daughter saying. "And I was just pained at the tone of her voice." Several times Cooper told her colleagues she was concerned about what this would mean for the families of implicated WorldCom executives. "One of the things about Cynthia," says an employee who has worked closely with her, "is that if she has to step on toes, she's not uncomfortable doing that. But at the same time, she has great empathy...
Prasse-Freeman orchestrated the Harvard offense to near-perfection at times, leading the Crimson on 17-2 and 11-1 runs. Prasse-Freeman, who just missed a double-double (nine points, 10 assists), sank two key free throws with six seconds remaining to seal the game...
With 17:13 remaining in the first half, Peljto sank a pair of free throws to even the score...
...Chawinga, 43, was swimming in Lake Malawi after a long day's work when he was attacked by a crocodile. The beast grabbed both his arms in its jaws and was dragging him into deep water when Chawinga decided to put up a fight. Make that a bite. He sank his teeth into the croc's nose, forcing the creature to spit him out in pain. Incredibly, Chawinga managed to swim to shore and safety...