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...teams—that’s not why we split today,” coach Joe Walsh said. “It really took us a while to get going. You’ve got to eliminate the mistakes.” HARVARD 6, PRINCETON 3It was a showdown of Ivy aces in the nightcap, with Haviland, the league’s 2006 Pitcher of the Year, taking the ball for Harvard and Christian Staehely, who earned the preseason nod for the same honor this season, on the mound for the Tigers.After a few mediocre non-conference outings, Haviland...
...Hollywood had men-only genres too, especially the western. Cowboy films allowed for a token lady part, to give the hero someone to fight over; but she would never do the fighting, instead cowering, paralyzed with dread, during the final showdown. It wasn't until the exploitation movies of the '60s and '70s--the ones paid lavish tribute in Grindhouse--that the gals in guy-genre films finally had something to do: take charge, kick ass and kill people. The films weren't exactly feminist, since the actresses usually had to take off their blouses before they could flex their...
...release of the Britons, Ahmadinejad signaled that the more radical faction of Iran's leadership would not stand in the way of Larijani's dealings with the West. The question now is whether Larijani can achieve the same success in guiding Tehran to a compromise in Iran's nuclear showdown - and whether the U.S., following Britain's example, is willing to give diplomacy a real chance...
...thrilling 6-4 road win over Denver (5-5, 1-0 GWLL) in front of a bipartisan crowd of 1,481 fans at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium.Almost 300 Crimson fans made the trip a mile above sea level to see the fourth-ever showdown between the two squads. What they witnessed was a Harvard defense that went the game’s final 35:58 without giving up a score to secure the first ever road win in the young history of the series. The Pioneer drought came in part because the Crmison offense maintained possession for the bulk...
...Aswan, Egypt, with intelligence chiefs from Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, according to U.S. diplomats familiar with her agenda. Israel is considered to be the Hamas' main target, but if the Palestinian unity government breaks apart, as many expect, Hamas may also be steeling itself for an armed showdown with Fatah militants loyal to Abbas. "The flow of funds and arms [to Hamas] is not conducive to peace and stability," said a source close to the peace process. "You don't want to have arms caches built up for the day when things go bad and then you have civil...