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...Obama's tone was defensive and flat, and his answer to a question about whether Clinton should abandon her still unlikely bid for the nomination betrayed how the entire episode has knocked the front runner off his stride. "I'm sure that Senator Clinton feels like she's doing me a great favor," Obama said, "because she's been deploying most of the arguments that the Republican Party will be using against me in November." Which might be enough to make a guy bitter...
...from her traditional task as a starter to more of a hybrid starter/closer role—has made batters miss more than any other. Madick, the reigning Ivy League Pitcher of the Year and a unanimous First Team All-Ivy pick last season, took some time to hit her stride this season. After a rocky outing against Princeton on March 30, when Madick gave up five runs in just 2.1 innings of work in a 5-4 Harvard loss, coach Jenny Allard changed up Madick’s role—and the Crimson’s fortunes...
...reason. What's your response to the criticism you draw? Every leader has his faults. I am not a perfect human being, and if you are looking for Mr. Perfect, I don't think you can find him in any leader. I try to take those criticisms in my stride...
...Penn squad Monday afternoon at Soldiers Field. The doubleheader sweep helped the Crimson stretch their Ivy League North Division lead to three games heading into divisional play, which starts next weekend at rival Yale. The defending Ancient Eight champions could not have chosen a better time to find their stride, as the weekend’s success extends the Crimson’s win streak to five and improves its home record to 7-0. “This whole weekend was huge for us,” senior captain Shelly Madick said. “We have gained some...
...Harvard coach Traci Green has been preaching to the women’s tennis team all year. Over the course of the preseason, the Crimson improved gradually as it took on nine ranked teams in 12 matches. Now it’s April and the Crimson has found its stride. This weekend, Harvard (2-12, 2-0 Ivy) opened its Ivy League schedule and prevailed over Cornell (8-4, 1-2) and Columbia (2-11, 0-3). The victories ended the Crimson’s 12-game losing streak. “The team is finding...