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Harvard (9-1, 7-0 Ivy) steamrolled through the Ancient Eight on the way to its first league title since 1987, setting up a showdown with the Elis (1-9, 0-7) that was as hotly contested as any in the 114-year old rivalry...
...victory moves the Crimson into the third round of the tournament for a showdown this weekend with No. 1 Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind. It will be the two teams' first-ever meeting...
...help or hurt either the Democrats or Republicans. He was out to advance a cause - or, as his critics put it, to advance himself. And no matter what the eventual outcome of the presidential election may be, Nader has positioned himself as a key player in this historic showdown, and has firmly entrenched the Green party, with its left-wing, populist interests, in the consciousness of mainstream politicians...
Harvard's first game is at 11:30 am on Saturday. If, as expected, Harvard and UMass each win their tournament openers, their much-anticipated showdown will happen at 4:30 pm at Blodgett...
...watching over them, congressional Republicans apparently figure it's safe to channel the pudgy soul of Newt Gingrich. And so on Monday House Speaker Dennis Hastert and GOP whipmeister Tom DeLay yanked a late-night budget deal out from under their own negotiators and waded into one last budget showdown with Bill Clinton. And this time, they're definitely gonna take him. Really...