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With all the attention the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers will be getting at this Sunday's Super Bowl, it's not likely anyone will pay much attention to the third team in the stadium. That's hard to figure, since there will be more than 72,000 players on its roster - though they're better known as fans. Whatever else you may say about the hordes of folks whose fannies fill stadium seats, sports fans are in a very real sense a team - one that is in some ways in better synchrony than the athletes on the field...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Sports Fans Get From Chanting and Cheering | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...India as a poor, dirty, lawless, and backward nation. Amitabh Bachchan, perhaps Bollywood’s most successful living actor, said that the movie “causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots” because of its unwarranted portrayal of India as a “Third World dirty underbelly developing nation...

Author: By Paras D. Bhayani | Title: An Area of Darkness | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...day—we’re not going to give up just because we’re 20 points behind. We’re ready to see them again at Ivies.”Junior Sophie Morgan also put up some impressive performances, coming out of the third heat to take second (55.57) in the 100-yard butterfly. She was third in the 200-yard butterfly and fourth in the 200-yard individual medley. “She went out there and raced everything and just decided that she was going to do it,” Morawski said...

Author: By Kate Leist, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson’s Bid for Perfection Spoiled | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...Olivier Michaud tipped Biega’s shot on goal past Milan and into the net for a 2-0 lead. The Dutchmen quickly responded less than two minutes later with a power-play goal of their own. Union continued to look for the goal throughout the second and third, holding a 43-27 total shot advantage over Harvard during the two periods. Despite its offensive blitz, the Dutchmen just couldn’t find the back of the net. “This is a good Union team,” Donato said. “They?...

Author: By Lucy D. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Flies Over Dutchmen in Easy Victory | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

...outside,” Weintraub said. “As long as I do my job right there’s nothing stopping him. He’s got all the shots.” The Crimson’s offensive momentum carried into the third set, as it seized an early 6-3 lead over the Ducks. Stevens trimmed the margin to one point, 8-7, but Harvard kept up the fight and battled to a 30-27 victory. The Crimson continued its dominance in the fourth set, opening the contest with a 4-0 run. Both teams traded...

Author: By Courtney D. Skinner, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Picks Up Key Non-Conference Victory | 2/1/2009 | See Source »

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