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...True, athletes have overstepped the bounds for as long as games have been played: U.S. runner Fred Lorz hitched a ride in a car to win the 1904 Olympic marathon in St Louis; it's 90 years since a handful of Chicago White Sox players threw baseball's World Series. But in hard times, many sports have a history of showing the way. One of the reasons we follow teams is for the neat shot at resolution it can provide. Whatever else you may be struggling with in your life, watching your team fight another fairly and by the same...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Sports Cheats (That's You, Renault) Swindle Us All | 9/20/2009 | See Source »

...Crusaders’ 6’3, 233-pound juggernaut of a quarterback, the two-time defending Patriot League Player of the Year with a cannon for an arm and implausible mobility for a man of his size.It was a lopsided matchup, one that Harvard couldn’t win, so the Crimson tried to prevent it from being the focal point of the game. For most of the game, Winters was confined to screen plays and short passes while Harvard tried to establish its running attack. The Crimson also attempted to keep Randolph from breaking out by pestering...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AMOR PERFECT UNION: Underdog Can’t Pull Off Upset | 9/20/2009 | See Source »

...Overall it was a little bit disappointing,” added co-captain Egen Atkinson, “But I think the team is ready to move on to practice this week, change a couple of things, and get a win on Saturday...

Author: By Regina M. Escamilla, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Takes Ninth Place at ECACs | 9/20/2009 | See Source »

...Crimson was able to walk away from ECACs with a win Sunday morning against Connecticut College. After just one quarter, Harvard was in command, leading the Camels (0-3, 0-0 Northern Division) by a score of 4-1. The Crimson carried this momentum with them throughout the remaining quarters to finalize the 15-5 victory...

Author: By Regina M. Escamilla, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Crimson Takes Ninth Place at ECACs | 9/20/2009 | See Source »

...studious Michael Caine.) Ford is also attentive to the varieties of Southern California sunlight, which lends A Single Man an orangey warmth that should touch all who see the picture. But it's Firth's performance, as a man bereft, for whom solitude is a life sentence, that will win audience's hearts. Don't be surprised if he earns an Oscar nomination to match his victory in Venice...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Five to Watch from the Toronto Film Festival | 9/19/2009 | See Source »

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