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...Rocky Balboa.These are the tales that capture the American sports fan’s imagination most vividly, and yet their appeal lies in their scarcity. David rarely beats Goliath.This was made all too clear in the Harvard football team’s 27-20 loss to Holy Cross on Saturday in Worcester, Mass. On one side, there was junior Collier Winters, the Crimson’s new starting signal caller, a scrappy scrambler listed at 5’11 and 190 pounds who hadn’t thrown a ball in a college game. On the other, there was senior...
...Crimson (3-8, 1-0 CWPA Northern Division) faced tough competition—falling 12-7 to George Washington Friday night and 8-4 to Fordham Saturday afternoon—but was able to pull it together by Sunday...
...Overall it was a little bit disappointing,” added co-captain Egen Atkinson, “But I think the team is ready to move on to practice this week, change a couple of things, and get a win on Saturday...
...Crimson came out with improved defense on Saturday afternoon but fell to Fordham for the second time this season. The Rams (6-6, 0-0 Northern Division) came out with a 4-1 lead over the Crimson. Harvard pulled within one point, sitting at 4-3, but the Rams seemed to find a rhythm and controlled the contest for the rest of the way, scoring four of the next five goals...
...Boxing needs to broaden its audience, and the sport is betting that theater fights will help. "As promoters, we have largely ignored the Saturday night movie crowd," says Richard Schaefer, CEO of Golden Boy Promotions, which is staging the Mayweather-Marquez bout in Las Vegas. "You know, the guy with his wife or girlfriend. Instead of going to watch a film, why not take in the fight?" Plus, some theaters are in urban areas where boxing fans are less likely to have home access to pay-per-view, and more appreciative of the cost to watch the fight: between...