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What losing streak? The Harvard men’s basketball team ended its month-long seven-game skid in dominating fashion, routing visiting Dartmouth, 82-56, on Saturday at Lavietes Pavilion in the Ivy League opener for both teams. The Crimson (5-11, 1-0 Ivy) fell behind after Alex Barnett connected on the first shot of the game for the Big Green (5-8, 0-1 Ivy), but that was all that would go wrong for Harvard. Captain Brad Unger converted a three-point play off a nice pass from Jeremy Lin to give the Crimson the lead...
What losing streak? The Harvard men’s basketball team ended its month-long seven-game skid in dominating fashion, routing visiting Dartmouth 82-56 at Lavietes Pavilion in the Ivy League opener for both team. The Crimson (5-11, 1-0 Ivy) fell behind after Alex Barnett connected on the first shot of the game for the Big Green (5-8, 0-1 Ivy) but that was all that would go wrong for Harvard. Captain Brad Unger converted a three-point play off a nice pass from Jeremy Lin and there would be no ties or lead changes...
...game of the season for the Crimson. In its opener, Harvard ran away from Mercer in a surprising 91-73 win. The Bears knocked off then-No. 18 USC in the Trojans’ season-opener earlier this month.This time out, the Crimson hopes to break a two-game skid before its third home game of the season, an ESPNU-televised matchup against Michigan on Saturday.“Hopefully, we’ll have an energized ball club, coming home, after two straight losses,” Amaker said. “We’re hopeful that...
...Vegas had Liberace. Nashville, for more than a half-century, had Hall of Famer Porter Wagoner, the king of country glam. The Grand Ole Opry legend's blond pompadour and rhinestone suits made him a popular hitmaker (Green Green Grass of Home, Skid Row Joe) and influential ambassador, but he was best known for mentoring and performing with Dolly Parton, whom he launched on TV's syndicated 1960-79 Porter Wagoner Show. Last summer Wagoner made a national comeback with the critically acclaimed indie-album Wagonmaster. To promote it, he opened for rock's White Stripes, firing...
...1980s as scores of hard rock/metal bands from that decade began touring again, drawing large crowds, new, young fans, and solid revenues 25 years after first emerging. Who toured? Tesla, Dokken, Great White, Winger, Warrant, Queensryche, Poison, Ratt, Vince Neil, Firehouse, Quiet Riot, Ozzy Osbourne, L.A. Guns, White Lion, Skid Row, and Black Sabbath. "Despite the fact that it's two decades later, people still like to bang their heads, raise their fists, and have some fun," says Jeff Albright, president of the Albright Entertainment Group and publicist for numerous top-tier hard rock singers. "The opportunities for revenue...