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After Justin Frantz' interception deep in Quaker territory, Harvard drove from the 21-yard line to the five and only a bad snap on the ensuing field-goal attempt could keep the Crimson off the scoreboard...
Ours is a plastic, throw-away culture. In the perpetual quest for instant gratification--fast food, heart-stopping entertainment, efficient government--we tend to endorse and abolish in grand swaths, with a flick of the wrist, a snap of the fingers and little thought. We love McDonald's french fries for their perfectly consistent thickness and temperature, Schwarzenegger because he produces a constant stream of adrenaline, and a congressperson who stays out of trouble and agrees with us on everything...
...remembered by the laugh. His muscular head would snap back, and out would come three bold, staccato barks: "Ha. Ha. Ha." That laugh helped define Burt Lancaster's personality and gave amiable employment to a generation of mimics. But the cool thing about the Lancaster laugh was that it could mean anything; it might express amusement or a jolly contempt. His smile, a CinemaScope revelation of perfect teeth, had the same enigmatic edge to it. Was it benediction or absolution? Was it seductive or -- perhaps -- a predatory baring of fangs...
...game will be Colgate's fourth straight on the road, and it will be looking to snap a seven game road winless streak...
Upsets are usually stolen rather than claimed. Underdogs rarely swallow games with dominating player; they most often nibble away at them by capitalizing on mistakes and then nervously wait for the trap to snap...