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...expect nothing less than perfection in hockey, be worried? Upsets, of course, are always part of the equation in any Olympic event. And, says coach Pat Quinn, who also skippered the team at Salt Lake City in 2002 when Canada snapped a 50-year Olympic-gold-medal dry spell: "Talent isn't the only thing that wins here." Proper chemistry and discipline factor into the mix as well, and Canada showed little of either against the Swiss. Canadian forward Dany Heatley put it succinctly: "Things didn't go our way." In order to attain gold, this disparate group of players...
...exclusive mountain getaway first opened its doors in 1901, attracting the likes of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and Albert, King of the Belgians, until its first dark spell, when it was turned into a military hospital during World War I. History repeated itself during World War II, but the hotel rebounded both times. It re-established its place in the winter sun as a dormitory for Winter Olympics athletes in 1956, and prominent guests returned in droves. Lolita author Vladimir Nabokov visited with his butterfly net as his constant companion, to the amusement of fellow residents. When Frank Sinatra...
...Penn juggernaut is nearing in on a second straight Ivy League title and the automatic berth in the NCAA tournament that accompanies it. For the first time ever, though, that scenario may not spell the death of the Crimson’s postseason chances.If Harvard (12-9, 4-4 Ivy) can regroup to take at least five of the remaining six games in its 2005-06 season, the team has a chance to advance to the National Invitational Tournament for the first time in school history.First played in 1938, the NIT is the oldest postseason tournament in college basketball, although...
...Paola Gualandi, whose entrepreneurial clan now owns the Cristallo. "And Cortina is very popular and upscale - everybody wants to be here." The exclusive mountain getaway first opened its doors in 1901, attracting the likes of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and Albert, King of the Belgians, until its first dark spell, when it was turned into a military hospital during World War I. History repeated itself during World War II, but the hotel rebounded both times. It re-established its place in the winter sun as a dormitory for Winter Olympics athletes in 1956, and prominent guests returned in droves. Lolita...
...brutal road trip, which brought two difficult and costly losses, has brought the Crimson within a game of having to abandon its current “best chance” and look to the future. Which brings us to this very weekend. A single loss could spell the end of Ivy title dreams for seniors Matt Stehle, Michael Beal and Zach Martin. A sweep would put Harvard right back in the race. “During week four and week five things start to shake out a little more,” Sullivan said. “And things become...