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...seems to be in a Crimson uniform for the long haul. She’s happy, and—to the benefit of the program—thriving on the court as well as off. In her first year at the college level, Markley has become an offensive sparkplug for an already fast-paced team; a career-high 13 points in a Harvard win at Dartmouth last month established her as a player to watch on the Ivy scene. More recently, a key league matchup against Yale earlier this month saw the freshman make her first seven shots from...
...pushes me to be better.”While Weintraub’s skill brings the team to a new level of play, his attitude on the court encourages Harvard to play with passion.“I kind of like to view myself as a sparkplug to get people going, jumping around on the court, trying to get people up,” Weintraub said. “I think what we miss the most sometimes is that little intensity and that little fire, so whenever we get a big play, I try to get everyone in the middle...
...league’s finest post players in just her freshman season.Rollins finished the season as the Crimson’s leading scorer, averaging 10.8 points per game despite missing the first 10 games of the season with an arm injury. The team’s sparkplug off the bench, Tay led Harvard in steals with 39 and ranked second in assists, dishing out 76 over the course of the year. She was also the team’s third leading scorer with a clip of 8.3 points per game.Both Tay and Rollins were each named Ivy League Rookie...
Minaya's mix of Spanish-speaking stars, including leadoff sparkplug Jose Reyes (who leads the majors in stolen bases), and goofy white guys like closer Billy Wagner and third baseman David Wright has yielded a team chemistry that includes healthy doses of loving abuse. "It's a beautifully vicious clubhouse," says former Met pitcher Ron Darling, now a team broadcaster. The players energetically hurl insults--especially at Wright, 23, the All-Star whose looks have inspired female fans to wear "Mrs. Wright" jerseys. "He thinks he's God's gift to women," says pitcher Tom Glavine. "We have to remind...
Then the injury bug hit. Brown strained a hamstring against Penn. Sparkplug Brendan Byrne tore his meniscus. Slugger Josh Klimkiewicz hurt his elbow in a collision with Brown’s Steve Daniels...