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Death Valley. The very name repels. So do the superlatives: the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere (282 ft. below sea level), one of the hottest places on earth (record high: 134°F) and one of the dryest (average annual rainfall: 1.8 in.). A vast stretch of nothingness. Boring. Bleak. Empty. Right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Death Valley Delights | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

...back-and-forth contest in which neither side was able to establish a clear lead until the final stretch, Harvard led most of the way, but the Colonials stayed within one throughout...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Host W. Water Polo Grabs Sixth Place in Tough Easterns Field | 4/28/2003 | See Source »

However badly hurt the team is, the Crimson has quietly put together its best stretch of hitting not only this season, but arguably in three years. Senior Kenon Ronz has peaked at just the right time, leading a pitching staff of Brunnig and Morgalis that, while only three-fourths of a rotation, is better than what most Ivy League teams can put together on any given weekend...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Saved by the Bell: Baseball Must Look for Little Things | 4/25/2003 | See Source »

They’re just little things, but little things make all the difference down the stretch. And if the little things keep happening, who knows...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Saved by the Bell: Baseball Must Look for Little Things | 4/25/2003 | See Source »

...early offensive surge proved insufficient, as the Rams’ clutch hitting and costly Harvard mistakes down the stretch erased the lead for good...

Author: By Timothy J. Mcginn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Surging Softball Splits in Rhode Island | 4/25/2003 | See Source »

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