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Wimbledon plays to Ivanovic's strengths. The ball moves faster on grass, which will help her monstrous serve. Ivanovic likes playing at the net. Plus, her backhand slice will skid away from opponents on the turf: good luck lunging for it, Ms. Sharapova and Mss. Williams...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ana Ivanovic: Tennis's Next Megastar | 6/19/2008 | See Source »

...finish out this stretch of the season.” In what became a familiar trend, the Crimson erased much of the momentum from the wins over the “Killer P’s” by ending the season on a four-game skid against Columbia, Cornell, Brown, and Yale. The final loss against Yale closed out an 8-22 overall and 3-11 league season for Harvard, leaving the Crimson in a three-way tie in the Ivy cellar with Princeton and Dartmouth. While there were only a handful of bright spots on the team level...

Author: By Paul T. Hedrick, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Few Positives Cannot Mask Harvard’s Disappointing Season | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...second victory came against Columbia, whom Harvard beat in an easier 12-8 decision. Sandwiched between those two wins was a five-game losing streak that took the Crimson out of league contention. Harvard’s defense never allowed fewer than 11 goals during the skid and surrendered 18 tallies at home to both Boston University and Princeton. Despite the poor Ancient Eight showing during the heart of its season, the Crimson ended with a 14-11 win against non-conference foe Boston College under the lights at Harvard Stadium. Graduating seniors Caroline Simmons, Natalie Curtis, and Lauren Bobzin...

Author: By Alison E. Schumer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Turns in Best Overall Record Since 2002 | 6/3/2008 | See Source »

...actual car was used; these magnificent set pieces are almost totally animated. The races aren't just 200 miles of left turns; the tracks are designed as crazy theme-park rides, with 360 loops, chasm-wide broken tracks, roads that wind around mountains and across rivers. The autos skid sideways and fly over other cars on stilts. In a reference to the Ben-Hur chariot race, they brandish hubcap spear hooks to disable their opponent's vehicle. And, since the rallies take place in Virtual World, there's no fretting about the waste of fuel. All of Speed Racer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Speed Racer: The Future of Movies | 5/8/2008 | See Source »

While it may be premature to say that the Harvard baseball team’s season-long skid is finally coming to an end, signs of consistency from the Crimson’s pitching and defense are inspiring enough confidence in the team that, if Harvard can bring its hitting woes to an end, it can once again be competitive in the Ivy League.“Right now we’re thinking we have two of the three things to win a baseball game,” senior pitcher Sean Haviland said. “We have some...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Slumping Bats Need To Awake At Yale | 4/11/2008 | See Source »

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