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...Crimson built a hard-fought 3-0 lead in the opener, but let the margin slip away down the stretch and eventually fell by one in the first extra stanza on a controversial call...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Slide Runs to Five Games | 4/15/2005 | See Source »

Meanwhile, freshman Shelly Madick dominated the Terriers through the first four innings, racking up eight strikeouts, allowing only two hits, and escaping a no-out, bases-loaded jam in the third. She tired down the stretch, though, as BU pulled even...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Slide Runs to Five Games | 4/15/2005 | See Source »

While Brazil and Argentina struggle, the two other largest debtors, Mexico and Venezuela, are continuing to make strides toward easing their credit crunches. Venezuela, which has a 16.9% inflation rate that is modest by Latin American standards, has reached a tentative accord with its banks to stretch out payments on $20.8 billion of its $35 billion debt over 12½ years. Bankers have agreed to give Mexico until 1999 to finish making payments on $28.6 billion of its $96 billion debt. Mexico gained the confidence of the bankers by reducing its inflation rate from 100% in 1982 to 59% last year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fresh Fears About Mounting Debts | 4/12/2005 | See Source »

...Tigers committed an astounding eight errors during Game 2—five by middle infielders Spencer Lucian (three) and Aaron Prince (two). During one stretch in the seventh inning, errors were committed on four consecutive Crimson balls put in play...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Runs and Guns: Bats Help Crimson Split With Tigers | 4/11/2005 | See Source »

That strategy of closing on Saturday and starting on Sunday is by no means unfamiliar to Harvard, which sought to maximize the arm of former captain Trey Hendricks ’04 in exactly that role last season, especially down the Ivy stretch...

Author: By Pablo S. Torre, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Slugging Wilson Takes On Closer Role For Baseball | 4/11/2005 | See Source »

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