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...Since that poll left Democrats in the state and the nation's capital panicked about a possible upset, a Boston Globe poll found Coakley leading by 15 percentage points and one from the Mellman Group - albeit a Democratic-leaning organization - showed Coakley with a 14-point lead. But more important than the surveys themselves, the Massachusetts Democratic leadership seems to have been awakened by the closeness of the race - as, Coakley hopes, have been Democratic voters. (See Game Change: Why Harry Reid Said What He Said...
Harvard was able to adapt to the rink over the course of the weekend, playing a tighter game on Saturday than it had on Friday. But the trip to the Twin Cities proved disappointing to a team that had just ended a 10-game winless streak with an upset of No. 8 Quinnipiac...
...periods, Harvard played Minnesota evenly. When senior Chad Morin gave the Crimson the only goal of the second period, it looked like momentum from Harvard’s decade-ending win over Quinnipiac might carry it to another upset...
...competitors. Sophomore Bryan Panzano (174) and rookies Steven Keith (125), Tony Buxton (141), and Adam Hogue (165) all drew bouts against grapplers ranked sixth or better, with Pazano and Keith enduring first-round matchups against the top seeds in their weight class. None of the underclassmen could manage an upset, and Weiss maintained that key experience will arise not from big victories but from the squad’s reaction to adversity...
Before settling on a career, however, Lin has some on-court business to attend to. Harvard has racked up some impressive wins early in the season. The team upset Boston College in early December and knocked off a 9-2 George Washington team on Dec. 30, 66-53. The Crimson, who play next at Seattle University on Jan. 2, should challenge two-time defending champion Cornell for the Ivy title; a league championship would give Harvard that elusive trip to the NCAA tournament. And Lin wants to give pro basketball a shot - most likely overseas or, who knows, maybe...