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...Harvard struck first once again, and LaSovageagain was at the center of the Crimson's offensivedisplay. Harvard's second baseman led off thefourth frame with a double into right centerfield...
...Pedro struck out twelve batters through nine innings Friday night. He walked off the mound after the ninth inning losing 2-0 (the Red Sox would end up winning the game in 10 innings), but nevertheless received a standing ovation from the crowd at Fenway. It's not very often that fans call for a losing pitcher to come back out for a curtain call, but Pedro is different: He has captured all of Red Sox Nation's heart...
...struck a good balance in your article between the political and economic progress many African nations have made and the considerable challenges remaining for the continent. While we don't want to have unrealistic expectations, prospects for an African Renaissance are brightening. As you reported, African countries are opening their economies, allowing individuals to prosper and achieve independence from development aid. It is encouraging that Eritrean President Issaias Afewerki and other new-era African leaders understand the need for Africans to shape their own destinies, creating self-sustaining countries. The bipartisan African Growth and Opportunity Act promises to further this...
...doubling in the major women's roles as Pericles's wife Thaisa and his daughter Marina, splits her personality neatly between a shudderingly silly and endearing pre-adolescent 1980s chick in the former role ("Wow! She's, like, the cutest thing since Safari-Style Barbie!" confides the love-struck Pericles to the audience) and the more serious one of the frightened virgin Marina in the latter...
Here are the facts: the UMass softball team had a 0.96 ERA, the fifth best in the nation, going into yesterday's double-header with Harvard. Minutewomen pitcher Danielle Henderson had struck out double-digit batters in 15 consecutive games and had gone 117 straight innings without allowing an earned run. The Harvard softball team was averaging only four runs per game. HARVARD 2 UMASS 3 HARVARD 0 UMASS...