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...Little wonder that U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan warned last month that "the recent run-up in oil prices, if sustained, may exert a significant drag on Japanese economic activity." Although oil is not the only factor, Japan's robust spurt does seem to be flagging: GDP growth slowed to 1.7% in the second quarter from 6.6% in the first quarter, and recent data on inflation, joblessness and consumer spending were all weaker than economists expected...
...Lucia tallied all three of her goals in the first half to keep the Crimson (1-1, 0-0 Ivy) from running away with the game, then added her two assists during a 4-0 second half spurt by BC that put the game out of reach...
...Violets’ convincing spurt that Harvard’s high emotions began to boil over. After a questionable call at the net extended NYU’s lead to 9-2 in the third game, Keller—who had already received a yellow card for arguing with the officials in the second game—quickly jumped off the bench. He was greeted with a red card and automatic ejection for the rest of the game...
...Quakers, who were playing to preserve any chance of an Ivy crown, had 9-1 and 10-0 runs—with the last six points of the second spurt coming on threes by Tim Begley—in the first nine minutes after halftime as they pulled away from the Crimson...
When junior captain and small forward Jason Norman missed a two-handed dunk nine minutes before halftime and the Quakers took advantage of the momentum swing to reel off an 8-1 mini-spurt to take a 25-18 lead, it appeared the dam might have burst...