Word: standout
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...sunny Saturday afternoon at the old Palmer Stadium in Princeton, a football expedition into the wilds of New Jersey. The laughs were based on plays on word, riffing on the last name of the Crimson’s standout tailback in a pale imitation of Abbott and Costello. Unfortunately, Wutt wasn’t playing quarterback that day. But the experience is memorable because it united father and son in a shared fondness for sports, for settings and trips like that one. Across the bleachers, across the country, football brings families together.On the field, too. Tomorrow, the Ojukwu brothers (junior...
...Harvard up for good. “Well, I’m actually left-handed,” Berry joked. “[Interceptions are] something that I spend a lot of time working on.” The Crimson did, however, face a weakened Leopards receiving corps. Standout senior Shaun Adair came into the game leading the team with 23 catches for 301 yards on the season, but struggled to overcome an injury and was forced to take the second half off for precautionary reasons. Lafayette wanted to be sure to have its surest set of hands...
...came down to just a couple points at the end, and we dominated two games,” Weiss said. Hanley’s career and match-high 21 kills and .462 hitting percentage made her the standout player in this tense match. “Mimi had an awesome night. Every time she touched the ball, it was like magic,” said Trimble, who recorded 18 kills and six blocks. The Crimson took games one and three by identical scores of 30-17, and out-hit its opponent with 80 kills to 75 and a percentage...
...Layla” being one obvious exception) and this bipolarity often comes off as cliché. At times on “Widow City,” the Furnaces seem to remember that being original doesn’t need to be so obvious. The standout track, “Restorative Beer,” finds the band being intelligent in its playfulness. The chorus purposely drags out the many syllables in “restorative,” suggesting that the lyrics are—for once—purposely intended to not fit in with the musical phrasing...
...media luncheon, held earlier this week. “That’s how you try to build a football program, to have depth.”The Lafayette offense is not without strengths however. Featuring more of a pro-style attack, it relies on its offensive line and standout receiver Shaun Adair to make plays.Adair, who leads the team with 23 catches for 301 yards, has also won a special teams player of the week award when he returned three punts for 111 yards and a touchdown. His playmaking skills have caught the attention of the Harvard defensive backfield...