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...it” we wanted, though, was precisely that reflection. A reflection, in particular, which fans of any sport wish they could have even the opportunity to ponder, deep down We wanted to know how Gannon and Maadorp felt at that moment, as the profound realization set in that today would likely be the last day that they would play official, organized athletics in their lives; that this would be the day their passion, the thing which may have defined and dominated them in grade school, high school, and college, would end. There would be spring play, perhaps, but their...
...would lose people she cared for in Gannon and Maasdorp and the rest of the seniors, certainly, as well. All of them, Caples must have realized—because she had been through this process so many times before—were people who might stop playing the sport of field hockey altogether as soon as their time at Harvard was through.Yet as the sun kept shining, in a symbolic, oddly cinematic sort of way, it turned out that Caples wasn’t done. She had youth and a core to build on, she declared. New people had been...
...We’re doing this for each other,” Kleinschmidt said. “Not for the glory, but for the competition. We play because we love the sport...
...team is taking the fundraising burden in stride. They’ve planned a spring break trip to England to play teams there and take in the sights. And they said they’re just thankful for the chance to play a sport they love...
...cause of the declaration was an investigation into Sri Lankan spin bowler Muttiah Muralitharan, one of the sport's all-time greats. Murali, as he is known, is celebrated for a particularly devilish delivery known as the doosra, which has a deceptive spin that most batsmen aren't aware of until it's too late. Critics have accused the 32-year-old of throwing rather than bowling, in which no more than a slight flexing of the elbow is permitted. In April, Murali was made to undergo tests in Perth, Australia, using the same biomechanical and video technology used...