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...cover of any book published so far this year (for what it's worth, the most beautiful is Bruce Wagner's Memorial), but also it is by Ken Jennings--you know, the Mormon computer-programmer celebrinerd who, beginning in 2004, rattled off a record-breaking 74-game Jeopardy! winning streak. Good enough for $2.5 million and 15 minutes of syndicated fame, but a book deal seems like a stretch...
Except the weird thing is, Jennings is actually a very charming, insightful writer. Instead of obsessing about the Streak, he explores the wider subculture of trivia. He goes to Stevens Point, Wis., for its annual town-wide 54-hr. trivia marathon. He hits trivia night in a Boston bar and kibitzes at a college quiz-bowl championship. He exhumes such trivia titans of yesteryear as John Timbs, the author of the 1856 best seller Things Not Generally Known, and Ruth Horowitz, the rebus-solving legend who dominated 20 straight episodes of Concentration in 1966. And of course Jennings gives...
...Walsh said. “We want to continue with the improvement on our side of the ball.” On Sunday, the Crimson will stand a good chance to pick up its first win. The Gaels have struggled offensively during a five-game losing streak, scoring just four goals during that stretch. In its latest loss, they dropped a 2-1 decision to Air Force last Sunday despite dominating in shots (14-5) and corner kicks (8-1). St. Mary’s offensive struggles are welcome news for Harvard, which has also had trouble finding the back...
...division to guide the Crimson to its other top finish of the weekend. In the B-division, sophomore skipper Megan Watson and senior crew Ashley Nathanson also took first in possibly the most dominant performance of the entire weekend. “Megan and Ashley had a streak of seven first-place finishes in a row,” Steele said. “You had to be really alert, playing the shifts, having good starts and good boat speeds, and they did all those things.” The first of the Metro Series races also took place this...
...curb of the 1-AA Top 25. The Leopards tote a workhorse running back named Jonathan Hurt, who ran for 141 in their opener, and a competent QB in Brad Maurer. Penn counters with what could be the Ancient Eight’s best defense. The losing streak moves to five in a nail-biter.Prediction: Lafayette 23, Penn 17PRINCETON AT LEHIGH (1-1)This is a diminished Princeton side from a year ago and the Mountain Hawks are usually among the best the Patriot League has to offer. Lehigh quarterback Sedale Threatt is a legitimate one—threat, that is?...