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...soccer team celebrated a victory in the third round of the NCAA Tournament and began its preparations for No. 1 University of Wake Forest in the quarterfinals.But No. 8 University of South Florida had other ideas for the Crimson, ending Harvard’s season last Tuesday in the second round.There was still some good news to come out of Saturday, however, as junior forward Andre Akpan was named as a semi-finalist for the Hermann Trophy, the most prestigious individual award in men’s Division I soccer, placing Akpan as one of the top 15 players...
Some political observers think Tuesday's Senate runoff in Georgia is a big deal because a victory by underdog Jim Martin over incumbent Republican Saxby Chambliss would keep alive the Democratic Party's dreams of a filibuster-proof 60-seat majority to move its agenda successfully through the Senate. Other experts see the race as a big deal for the opposite reason; Democrats with that majority as well as control of the House and White House could overreach, leading to a conservative backlash...
...Georgia, it's almost as if the election hasn't ended. National political heavyweights like Bill Clinton, John McCain, Sarah Palin and Al Gore have stormed through the state to remind its citizens that history is still at stake. On Tuesday, Georgia goes to the polls to decide a seat that could inch Democrats closer to a 60-seat, filibuster-proof majority in the Senate. The prospect of such a legislative advantage has the Republican incumbent in this red-leaning state billing himself as as the final "firewall" against the agenda of Barack Obama...
...presence was solid on the defensive end as well, as he did his best Butch Cassidy impersonation, stealing four balls against Holy Cross and five more against Army, matching his career high. He blocked two shots on Saturday and missed a double-double in the Tuesday game by just one rebound...
...After a torrid week in which he scored 54 points in two Harvard home wins, it appears only half of Lin’s statement still reigns true—the expanded distance has not affected him. In those two wins—69-59 over Holy Cross on Tuesday and 66-54 over Army Saturday—the Palo Alto, Calif. native made it rain from beyond the arc, connecting on seven of his 11 three-point attempts over that span...