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Every year, regardless of what unfolds, the NCAA Tournament always confounds sophisticated prognosticators. A 64-team single elimination college basketball tournament is inherently unpredictable. March Madness, with its frequent Cinderella teams, is a consistent reminder that life has an inexorable chaotic streak, and that there is no way to perfectly divine the future, regardless of how much knowledge and expertise one brings to bear. While we often look back and presume that outcomes were foreseeable, in many circumstances random chance simply has more influence than reason can account for. Take, for example, Russell Pleasant, who beat out more than...
...can’t win them all.Splitting its road matches last weekend, the Harvard men’s volleyball team (7-10, 4-4 Hay) slipped back to .500.Although the Crimson snapped its four-game losing streak against Sacred Heart (6-12, 1-7) last Friday with a 3-1 victory (26-30, 30-20, 30-24, 30-16), Harvard could not overcome NYU (19-6, 7-1), falling to the Violets for the second time this season, 3-0 (30-24, 31-29, 31-29).“It definitely ended on a poor note with the loss...
Entering the western region on a two-game losing streak, Harvard dramatically ended their losing ways by winning a 10-9 thriller over Concordia University...
Harvard baseball had a disappointing non-conference and the team’s struggles continued yesterday in the Ivy League opener. Against Princeton (10-11, 2-2 Ivy), the Crimson (1-16, 0-2) dropped two contests and extended its losing streak to 11 games. “Today was really disappointing,” captain Matt Vance said. “We struggled for most of the day and we never really got anything done that we wanted to.”The story of the doubleheader was an inability to bring runners home in big situations. Harvard dropped...
...admirable comeback, the heroics belonged to Ermakov, who finished before the captain and truly sealed the match for Harvard. The Texas native bested Martin Kosut 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. “I’ve been on a little bit of a losing streak, lacking some confidence,” Ermakov said. “In the second set, I broke through, getting into it, getting tired. [The fatigue] actually feels good, getting to make use of all the work we’ve been doing off the court.” Certainly, the endurance...