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...last Saturday’s meeting, the Crimson trounced Dartmouth, 82-56, to break an agonizing seven-game losing streak. The Big Green, currently on its own four-game losing streak, will be looking for revenge at home where it has sustained a 3-1 record. Dartmouth has not played a game since its loss at Lavietes Pavilion, so Harvard can be assured the opponent will be prepared...
...Crimson won both the turnover and rebounding battles and shot 51.8 percent from the field. It also benefited from an 83.3 shooting percentage from the charity stripe and 32 points from its bench. The victory in the team’s Ivy opener snapped a seven-game losing streak that dated back to Dec. 1. “My focus is allowing our team to have the right mindset and the right spirit,” coach Tommy Amaker said. “There is no better way to do that than to get your first conference...
...Both conservatives as a group and Americans as a whole can trust Sen. McCain to exercise excellent judgment in promoting their interests. He has won over the country with his independent streak, relentless energy, and lifetime dedication to public service. This race has plenty of politicians, but John McCain is the only leader among them...
...LAPSES This weekend showed the Crimson just how quickly a game can change when a team loses focus for a few minutes or falls victim to bad luck. Often, if the defense fails to recover its mental edge after letting in a goal, it can snowball into a scoring streak for the opposition. During Harvard’s haphazard start against Quinnipiac, the Bobcats struck twice within 53 seconds in the middle of the first period after Ben Nelson followed a Brian Leitch goal by stuffing a rebound past Richter. “I think that we work too hard...
...striking as what they have in common. Both are confident and proud groups, a pride that in both cases can easily become self-righteousness. In India, a booming economy and the country's newfound self-confidence on the world stage is imbuing its traditional cricketing nationalism with a new streak of cockiness. The Australians, meantime, blindly believe they can do no wrong on the cricketing field, and are appalled that anyone would question their behavior or motives. When challenged, both teams put a wall up, even if there might be a legitimate question to answer. Sadly, such total loyalty...