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...years, it had become a signature event of New England sports. Everything that could have happened, did—an unforgettable Crimson 29-29 “win” in 1968, the purported strangling of real bulldogs by Harvard coaches, the Crimson’s first of six national championships 116 years ago.Its reputation had preceded it—the action on the field had begun to gain a secondary relevance.Apparently, someone forgot to tell that to the 2005 Harvard football team.In a series that had offered everything imaginable since its inception in 1875, the now-annual year-end...
...best swimmer taking home some hardware at the year-end awards banquet—that’s expected. But it’s not everyday that someone is awarded four trophies in the same season. Senior swimmer Dave Cromwell had a record-setting season and was honored several times at Harvard’s awards banquet, sharing the Harold S. Ullen Trophy (seniors who demonstrate leadership and sportsmanship) and the William J. Brooks Trophy (team MVP) and also receiving the Stowell Trophy (most improved senior) and the Wyman Trophy (highest scorer in dual meets). The seven-time All-American...
...down beginning of the season, the Harvard women’s water polo team turned it on down the stretch. Shaking off three early losses to rival Brown, the Crimson beat the Bears, 6-5, on April 23 at the Northern Championships, clinching a berth at the year-end Eastern Championships. At Easterns, Harvard battled against higher-ranked seeds Indiana and Maryland before losing in the fourth quarter, 7-6 and 4-3, respectively, to finish No. 8 among the eight schools in the tournament. “Those were the toughest eight teams I have ever seen...
...encouraging employees to take advantage of Enron's bargain stock price in fall 2001, Lay himself was selling stock. The shares Lay bought in the fall were publicly reported. But since he sold stock back to the company, the sales did not have to be reported until year-end - after Enron was bankrupt. Because of that, in October 2001, investors thought Lay owned more than double the amount of stock he actually had. Lay testified that he sold the shares back to the company - rather than through his broker on the open market, in which case they would have been...
Canadians were exuberant when Tim Hortons, one of Canada's most famous restaurant chains, which Wendy's will spin off by year-end, went public last month. But CEO Paul House wasn't surprised. "All the indications were that this was going to be a very popular IPO," House said. Tim Hortons, named for its co-founder, a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey great, had sales of $1.2 billion in 2005. The chain serves doughnuts, coffee and lunch fare in 2,611 outlets across Canada. There are 292 stores in the U.S., which House hopes to increase...