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...receivers just beating their man,” Pizzotti said. “They were open most of the time [and] did a great job today.”On the other side of the ball, the Crimson notched three sacks and forced four turnovers, including three interceptions.One blemish, however, was its special teams performance, including several mishandled returns, a missed extra point, and a touchdown given up on a punt return.“All in all, a very solid win today,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “It wasn’t always...
...pure white ear, that only she could save Frederick. Felicity, perhaps, must be forsaken, for even Roxanna knew not how to salvage such a wanton shrew. Frederick—Frederick must be saved. Oh, Gentle Reader, be sure that if this pure maiden of ours had any blemish upon her soul, any indecency to mar her perfection, it was only a propensity to adore and love too greatly. None whom she revered would be harmed, even if she must sacrifice her greatest treasure in order to keep them safe! Roxanna trembled at the knowledge of how Frederick must be rescued...
...Look at the records. Football is 5-1, and its only blemish came in a rain-soaked, ugly game that it should have...
...corners in just the first seven minutes of play. Then only minutes later, Harvard gave the Badgers a sixth attempt on which Wisconsin was finally able to convert. Off of a perfect cross, a diving Badger forward headed the ball in past a diving Mann. It was the only blemish on the standout keeper’s card on the day. But after the goal, the Crimson responded, picking up the tempo and eventually regaining control of the ball. And in the end, the team came just inches of a post away from a victory...
...Chicagoans are still on edge. Their mayor, Richard M. Daley, has led a dazzling economic and cultural renaissance during his nearly 20-year rule. Yet, for all Daley's success, his police department remains a blemish on his legacy. Weis was named to the job in November, following the resignation of the last superintendent, Philip Cline, in April 2007, amid a series of department scandals. They included an apparently drunken off-duty officer who was videotaped beating a female bartender. In September, federal authorities charged a member of the department's elite special operations unit with planning a colleague...