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Watching security personnel subdue unruly fans has long been an exciting bonus for sports aficionados, but last week things really got electric. Police used Tasers on fans twice, once to stop a field runner at a Phillies game and again to subdue a drunken fan at a golf tournament who was angry with Tiger Woods. Although the baseball event in particular may have yielded some very popular YouTube videos, the police officers involved should not have used such excessive force. In both cases, the response was far harsher than the activity warranted, and Tasers are not an appropriate...
...qualify for Nationals, each team had to take on long-standing area rivals at the New England Regional tournament last weekend. To make the Nationals cut, each team had to place within the top two in the region. The Red Line swept its slate, which featured Tufts and Middlebury—both of whom got the upper hand earlier in the season. With the sweep, the Red Line can expect its highest-ever bid in the postseason. Quasar polished off Stonehill and Tufts—both of whom also beat Quasar in the regular season—clinching its first...
Though it’s the first time for Quasar, a bid to the tournament has been a long time coming. Last season, Quasar finished third at Regionals, but it only lost three players from that team while adding a whole crop of freshman talent. Quasar knew it had all the pieces in place, but the thought of a postseason still remained an unspoken goal...
...been a near miracle to finish the season. Plagued by injuries—sophomores Richard Newcomb and Thomas Heffernan suffered a broken collarbone and broken nose, respectively, and junior Robbie “J” Helbling rebroke his foot—the team limped into the regional tournament...
...inspiration to create such a tournament? Apparently Pfoho has been doing this kind of event for 7 years now! And Wu said she is hoping for a “quad throw-down” one day, especially since the event turned out to be such a success in her own house...