Word: tournament
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...some weekends, when the rest of Washington is on the back nine or a racquetball court, Arne Duncan (whose first name is pronounced Are-knee) can be found playing in three-on-three street-ball tournaments across the nation. On a muggy, overcast Saturday in late July, while 50 Cent's "I Get Money" blares from a set of speakers, the former head of the Chicago Public Schools pounds the blacktop, alternating between playing intensely and walking off to take calls on his BlackBerry. Almost none of the other ballers know who the white dude with the salt-and-pepper...
Before the Ultimate Tournament of Champions, I overheard our three contestants talking before the show. They were saying, You know what we should do to throw Alex off his game? We should take our trousers off. So I took my trousers off, and I walked out without pants. And that really blew them away...
...Crimson coaching staff did have one major selling point that had nothing to do with academics—Harvard’s famous upset of Stanford during the opening round of the 1998 NCAA Tournament. The win remains the only time a 16-seed has ever defeated a one-seed in NCAA Tournament history...
...role,” Green said. “It was definitely a big loss, losing Ko, an All-Ivy player, and Peterzan, our former captain and great Ivy talent, but our young players, especially freshmen, really stepped it up this first weekend.”Harvard controlled the tournament last weekend, coming away with five finalists and three champions. The performances of Cao and Tachibana highlighted the weekend. “Holly and Hideko amazed me with their grit and really showed what Harvard’s women’s tennis is all about, having to play...
...Crimson coach Traci Green said. “We’re a week and a half into school and our freshmen were terrific. They come with a lot of new energy and it should be a great fall for everybody.”The Invitational, an individual tournament, hosted players from 11 colleges and separated play into several draws based on skill levels. In the Flight A singles draw, Tachibana defeated Cao, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3, in the finals. The match was the culmination of a tremendous weekend for both players. Tachibana won her first match...