Word: turfing
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...game is always an intense match-up. We came out strong yesterday, but Brown held us and eventually finished with a goal. I believe we will learn from this game and come out even stronger against Providence.” Harvard will look to validate itself on its home turf Wednesday as it faces No. 16 Providence under the lights at 7 p.m. —Staff writer Courtney M. Petrouski can be reached at petrousk@fas.harvard.edu...
...This year, despite reports during the summer that construction was behind schedule, the turf was down in time for Harvard’s 31-14 opening win over the Crusaders—but not without a little bit of trouble...
...McSharry forced a bad pass that was intercepted by captain Ryan Tully.“Our inside guys are so fast,” Murphy said. “They’re not tall, but Matt Curtis and Mike Berg, they run like linebackers.”TURF TALK The game marked the first on Harvard’s new FieldTurf surface, installed over the summer. It opened to rave reviews from both Murphy and senior running back Clifton Dawson.“It felt great,” Dawson said. “You feel faster, you feel...
...long, he says. Esprit is plotting to replant and revive itself on its former home turf with new stores and a long-term investment plan. To succeed, the company must battle for the fickle American shopper with such entrenched chains as H&M and Banana Republic in a very crowded, hypercompetitive casualwear market. "They're inhabiting the middle of the pack, and it's going to be tough for them to break out," says Steve Harty, chairman of the New York City office of ad agency BBH. Consider the Gap, which is struggling mightily to find its fashion mojo...
...morning hours the next day, in the Fifth Ward, National Guardsmen, deployed to help police the city, interrogate a suspected drug dealer. Robbery and homicide numbers in New Orleans are nearing pre-Katrina levels, despite the drop-off in population. As drug dealers and gangs return to town, fierce turf battles have convulsed low-income neighborhoods, adding to the fear and uncertainty of already anxious returnees...