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Ivan [Demidov, the runner-up] was one of the toughest players. He played a very good final table as well; he's a really tough player. There are a lot of tough guys. Later on in the tournament, there were so many really solid players, and very few bad players...
...shot off, good things happen,” Stone said. “She has a very strong shot, and if she can get it through, it causes trouble for the players in front of the net.”CLARKSON 2, HARVARD 0While Kessler turned in a solid performance against the Golden Knights on Friday, making 18 saves, and the Crimson defense did its best to keep the team in the game, Harvard turned in a lackluster performance offensively and the Saints took away a 2-0 win.“We started standing around and watching...
...we’re going to start [the season], I’m excited,” Harvard coach Jay Weiss said. “A bunch of guys had bright spots, and our conditioning was some of the best in the tournament.”Solid preparation and healthy wrestlers come as a relief for the Crimson, who made a tremendous showing despite the absence of key starters Andrew Flanagan (165 lbs) and Corey Jantzen (141), both of whom rested due to nagging injuries.With these veterans holding back, Weiss had the opportunity to challenge the squad?...
...followed that up in the 200-yard back with a first-place time of 1:50.15, while Baity placed second at 1:50.58. “[Diekema’s wins] were pivotal swims,” Murphy said. “Our distance guys did some really solid work,” he added.A competitor at last year’s Olympic Trials and NCAA championships, senior Bill Jones touched the wall first with a mark of 49.77 in the 100-yard butterfly—just .1 seconds ahead of Cornell’s Wes Newman—while...
Chicago didn't only not hurt Obama's political prospects - it ended up helping him with the electoral map. In recent presidential elections, Democrats have struggled to hold on to their once solid base in the Midwest as they focused much of their energy on Southern candidates who could help broaden their appeal in culturally conservative parts of the country. With Obama, the party eschewed that strategy and instead found its standard bearer in its industrial Rust Belt roots, a place where Obama's reputation and early ground game could have maximum impact. It was no accident that on election...