Word: stretch
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...This laid-back tempo is dictated, in part, by geography. Floripa, as it is known to locals, is basically an island - a stretch of water cuts most of the city off from the mainland, and a bridge connects the two. With waves lapping every corner, it's a haven for watersports enthusiasts, and kite surfers love its central lagoon. There are 42 beaches in total, many of which are only accessible by foot or boat...
...things haven’t gone well for the Harvard men’s basketball team this season. Losers of six straight in the Ivy League, the Crimson returned home on Friday against Cornell as a collection of bruised and battered souls. Having suffered through a five-game road stretch that saw no victories but plenty of misery, the sight of the Big Red (15-5, 7-0) rolling to town promised more of the same for the Harvard faithful. Heartbreak was in order for the struggling Crimson (6-17, 1-6 Ivy), which dropped a nail-biter...
...pressure of strong interior play, Harvard squandered a nine point lead with 14:54 remaining in the second to Columbia’s big men, as the Lions came out on top with a 73-64 victory at Lavietes.“It’s been a tough stretch,” head coach Tommy Amaker said. “We’ve played some really good minutes or stretches and then we’ve hit that wall and haven’t been able to fight through it.”That wall could more accurately...
...some of our best players off the ice, and two, some of our best players get tired killing the penalties,” Donato said, adding, “We need to be much more disciplined if we think we’re going to beat teams down the stretch here. Tonight we were lucky.”Skill, however, played just as important a role as luck, as Richter surrendered just two goals and the Harvard penalty kill was beaten only once. On a night when there seemed to be an endless supply of loose pucks in front...
...four-game stretch starts off with a bang tonight as Harvard travels to Ithaca for a match up with the Big Red. Harvard follows up that game with a contest against Columbia at Levien Gymnasium at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow night...