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Harvard totaled 164 points on the weekend—15 points back of its rival Yale for fourth place. Roger Williams took home the team title with a final tally of 112 points...

Author: By Thomas D. Hutchison, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Co-Eds Hit Stride In Weekend Races | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

Freshman skipper Ryan Byrne and crew Alma Lafler took home sixth place in the B division of racing, with a total of 76 points on the weekend...

Author: By Thomas D. Hutchison, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Co-Eds Hit Stride In Weekend Races | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

...seems that the Spragues just took a casual interest in running, but perhaps it does have something to do with family genes. Their great grandfather held a cross country record at Van Cortlandt Park in New York and qualified for the 1916 summer Olympics, which would have been held in Berlin, Germany, had it not been cancelled due to World...

Author: By Erika T. Butler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Talent Runs in the Family | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

...just wanted to come in and do whatever it took to get a win,” he said. “It’s a pretty big rivalry for us...It relieves a lot of pressure to get the first win, especially against a good team like Brown...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Quarterback Quietly Leads Team to Win | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

...first known use of economic sanctions took place in 432 B.C., when Athenian officials, irked by the assistance the Greek state of Megara had afforded its rivals in Corinth, banned Megaran merchants from its ports. The move didn't go over very well - instead of reasserting Athenian supremacy, it helped trigger the 27-year-long Peloponnesian War, which ultimately stripped Athens of its empire. But the tactic caught on. Venice imposed sanctions against Bologna in 1270 in order to coerce them into buying their wheat instead of grain from Ravenna, and in subsequent centuries, the Hanseatic League tried trade bans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sanctions | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

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