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...feds haven't totally forgotten this stretch of coastline. On a recent day, a lone piece of paper weighed down by a brick flapped in the Gulf breezes on one of the concrete slabs that had been swept clean by the storm surge. Printed large in the upper left corner of the page was the seal of the Department of Homeland Security. The letter, addressed to the owner Gladis Miskell, read: "I visited your home today to perform an inspection of the damages to your home and personal property caused by the recent disaster. Since you were not here...
...regular in Harvard’s middle infield for three years, Farkes made a name for himself as a record-breaker. During a historic stretch at the end of the 2004 season, Farkes belted four home runs in four games against division rival Dartmouth, shattering Harvard’s single-season and career home run marks...
...midway through the opening frame helped the Crimson claim the early momentum and cruise to a 30-20 win. Turley-Molony and Trimble combined for five clutch kills down the stretch to give Harvard the one game to none lead...
...fifth-frame victory after being routed 30-20 in the fourth game, with Mays (23 assists, five digs, four blocks) and classmate Kathryn McKinley (eight kills, eight digs)—playing in only the second match of their collegiate careers—proving instrumental down the stretch...
...First, labeling the evidence as "indisputable" is a stretch. When taking drug tests, athletes submit two urine samples. To confirm a positive result, both tests must detect banned substances. France's National Laboratory for Drug Detection could test only the remaining, frozen B samples from six years ago. "For EPO, it has happened frequently that the A sample is not confirmed in the B sample," says Christiane Ayotte, a doping expert at the National Institute of Scientific Research in Montreal. Armstrong's 1999 and 2000 victories still stand, as do his five other wins, scored after testing...