Word: streaks
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...first place in the Ivy League North Division, Harvard softball (18-15, 9-3 Ivy) extended its winning streak to 11 games and earned a winning overall record for the first time this season after sweeping Yale (13-21, 2-10 Ivy) in a four-game series this weekend.After a tough preseason schedule, the Crimson recently rallied its wins in league play, claiming victory in nine consecutive conference contests. “We’re starting to really continue to play well,” Harvard coach Jenny Allard said. “Our momentum is picking...
...Yeah, well not Tom. He may be a morose drunk with an on-the-job vicious streak, but Reeves' presence assures that he holds our sympathy and, more important, never surrenders our interest. In action films from The Matrix through Constantine (not so much in the romantic films he's fronted), Reeves has a star quality that's perfectly distilled, in part because it's almost impossible to explain...
...Harvard softball team stretched its win streak to seven games yesterday, taking both games of its double-header against Holy Cross. The Crimson was scheduled to face the Crusaders on Tuesday, but bad whether delayed the match-up until yesterday. In the first contest Harvard landed on the winning side of a close 2-1 margin, and in the second, the Crimson bats led the way to an 8-0 victory. “It was great to get two more wins in, going in against Yale and it just keeps our momentum on an upward spin...
...with humor and wit. When pressed by audience members about the source of her humor, Allende responded that “humor is not something you do consciously. I’m not a comedian or a stand-up comic.” She also showed a self-deprecating streak, saying, “I’m a sloppy writer,” and that she was “very bad at titles.” Although she is fluent in English, Allende continues to write her novels in Spanish, and she superstitiously always begins writing each novel...
...April and the Crimson has found its stride. This weekend, Harvard (2-12, 2-0 Ivy) opened its Ivy League schedule and prevailed over Cornell (8-4, 1-2) and Columbia (2-11, 0-3). The victories ended the Crimson’s 12-game losing streak. “The team is finding a way,” Green said. “We weren’t perfect, but we kept battling. At our competition peak anything can happen.” In the first match of weekend, Harvard toppled the Big Red, 5-2. The Crimson benefited...