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...conventional way to take the measure of an athlete is to concentrate on the numbers: Grand Slam or PGA titles, touchdown passes, new records. By that yardstick alone, a racehorse called Silent Witness was a winner many times over. Just retired, Silent Witness was unbeaten at his first 17 starts, eclipsing the 16-win streaks of past greats Ribot, Citation and Cigar. For three years running (2003 to 2005), the Paris-based International Federation of Horseracing Authorities ranked him the world's fastest sprinter. And over five seasons of racing, he amassed $8 million in prize money. Yet those numbers...
...Like Seabiscuit, who lifted American hearts during the Great Depression, there was little in Silent Witness's background to suggest he would one day be so dominant. Born in Australia, Silent Witness is the son of El Moxie, a middling U.S. sprinter, and Jade Tiara, a winner of minor Australian races. Because of his modest pedigree, Silent Witness was sold as a yearling to horse trader David Price for just $39,000. He was also gelded, a procedure in which a thoroughbred's testicles are surgically removed. It's commonly done to colts that have no stud value, or that...
...absurd 73 saves. “It’s the best feeling in the world,” she said.The game finally came to a conclusion when Stack stung the Crimson again, this time with an assist, as she fed teammate Anna McDonald for the game-winner 14:13 into the third and final overtime.“It was just a matter of time,” Mutch said.Harvard will miss the Beanpot finals for the first time in eight years, as it is resigned to facing Northeastern at B.C., next Tuesday...
...He’s really been an environmental champion, and rather than focus on his flight, they should have focused on his achievements,” Chivian said in an interview yesterday. Former Vice President Al Gore ’69, last year’s winner, introduced Charles before helping present the award. Gore praised the prince for his efforts to raise awareness about environmental protection. “Prince Charles has been a forward-thinker on environmental issues since the 1970s, on issues ranging from sustainable agriculture to climate change,” Gore said, according to published...
...bury the Engineers in the third period.It was Vaillancourt’s third hat trick of the season and her second against RPI, bumping her season goals total to 20.With the score knotted at 1, on a power play just 30 seconds into final period, Vaillancourt buried the game-winner off assists from seniors Katie Johnston and Julie Chu. She made it 3-1 at the 5:13 mark, beating netminder Ashley Mayr off a feed from freshman Kathryn Farni. Vaillancourt threw in an empty-net goal with just over a minute left to finish the trifecta...