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Following the hard-fought overtime victory, Harvard had a quick turnaround, playing again the next day at home against Brown...
Professional video gamer Jonathan (Fatal1ty) Wendel likes comparing himself to Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan and Tony Hawk. Wendel doesn't have a 350-yd. drive or a turnaround jumper, but he has dominated the PC-gaming field, winning 12 championships and collecting more than $500,000 in prize money and well over $1 million beyond that in sponsor deals. To prepare for big matches, Wendel says, he imports sparring partners from as far away as Finland, avoids alcohol and caffeine and runs a couple of miles a day. "Fitness is crucial," he says. "It's all about...
...That talk, says Superintendent David Adams, has led to action. "The attention has allowed us to try things that we wouldn't have tried before," he says. Indeed, Shawn's turnaround is due in part to aggressive new strategies that Shelbyville schools are using to keep kids like Shawn on the right path. They've brought their credit recovery program into the digital era, adopting NovaNET, an online software program that Shawn was able to run through at his own pace and on his own schedule. The high school also opened a separate Student Achievement Center, located at a local...
...like the Iraq Study Group, which called for reaching out to Iran and Syria, Zinni and other officers believe that diplomacy is key to any turnaround in Iraq. "I think we have lost ground in the region. Potential allies have been burned. But we need to work at getting them and the rest of the international community back. The Administration has to work every angle. You've got to light 1,000 fires out there and hope something takes...
...back and forth start, Harvard pushed forward to take an 11-point lead on 13 Holy Cross turnovers and 50 percent shooting from the field. The Crusaders chipped away at the lead, scoring seven consecutive points at the foul line and climbing close at 21-17. A quick turnaround by the Crimson gave Harvard a 12-point advantage, its largest lead of the game, but Holy Cross added another basket to shrink the Crimson lead to 35-25 at halftime. After the break, the Crimson entered familiar territory. “I think the game tempo was decided...