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...Faced with the chance to avenge last year’s Beanpot championship loss and to upset the defending NCAA champions, Harvard (5-14-4, 5-7-4 ECAC) came up just short, yielding to No. 15 Boston College (13-9-4, 8-7-4 Hockey East), 4-3, in the final minute of the Beanpot consolation round last night at TD Banknorth Garden...
Unfortunately for the No. 4 Harvard women’s squash team (7-1, 4-1 Ivy), close only counts in horseshoes. After an impressive 7-2 win Saturday over No. 2 Penn (8-2, 4-1 Ivy), the Crimson came up just short Sunday against No. 1 Princeton (10-0, 5-0 Ivy), falling 4-5. With the victory, Princeton won its third consecutive Ivy League title and completed a perfect 10-0 regular season.Despite the setback to the Tigers, victories over the Quakers and No. 3 Trinity last week ensure that Harvard will be a favorite...
...Amaker might moonlight for a certain energy drink company. With a 32-20 deficit glaring on the scoreboard at halftime, his players needed a major pick-me-up to reverse the tide of the game and construct a substantial comeback against a cruising Brown team. And in a few short minutes, Amaker gave them wings.To start the second half, junior guard Jeremy Lin first drove the ball in for a layup before accepting a pass from senior guard Drew Housman and launching a three pointer on Harvard’s next possession. Lin’s five points started...
...Given what's about to unfold, a smooth ride would be nothing short of heroic. The President has to push his $800 billion stimulus measure through a potentially ornery House-Senate conference, firm up support for a wildly unpopular financial reform package known as TARP 2, and find a replacement for Tom Daschle, who took himself out of the running for health care czar last week amid revelations of unpaid taxes...
...Livni's last-minute surge continues, especially among women voters, Kadima could emerge as the leading party. Labor and the smaller leftwing parties would rally to her side, but only if she refuses to draft the hawkish Lieberman into her coalition. Yet without Lieberman's backing, Livni will fall short of a majority in the Knesset. So Lieberman, the ex-nightclub bouncer, will decide if it is Livni or Netanyahu who is allowed past the velvet rope to this charmed circle of power. And whoever gains entrance has no choice but to bring Lieberman in with them...