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...title with Penn and Princeton, looking to break the Quakers and Tigers’ combined streak of 13-straight NCAA appearances. Since Penn had the best record against the other two, it looked on as the Bulldogs downed Princeton in the first round of the playoff for the tourney berth. But the Quakers then beat Yale 77-58 in Easton, Pa. to quell the best charge that the six non-P’s have mustered since the Big Red tourney appearance...
...Erickson said. With its freshman class scoring and its defense strong with Shields as its anchor, the Crimson is getting closer to its goal of an eventual NCAA tournament birth. “Today was a must-win game if we’re going to make the NCAA tourney,” Shields said. “[It] was huge to get a 3-0 result against a team like this to [gain] confidence in our defense and offense for the end of the season.” The Crusaders are a young team that has not performed...
...because we are able to see what we aspire to," captain midfielder Jen McDavitt said. "These are the kind of games that will carry us through the end of the season and prepare us for the kind of teams that we hope to meet in the NCAA tourney." The 26 shots faced were a season-high for the Crimson, and the zero shots taken were a season-low. After shutting out its first four opponents and giving up four goals in its first eight games, the Harvard defense seemed impenetrable. Yet Duke combined speed, precise passing, and relentless pursuit...
...have a corporate sponsor like Motorola throw her 18th-birthday party at a swank Manhattan nightclub, pack it with 500 people and hire Maroon 5 to rock out. And a normal girl certainly doesn't walk the tightrope between sports and sex, sparking a mini-furor at a Toronto tourney because her two stadium banners were a tad too revealing...
...advantage, but his serve still needs work. "Rafa" has Toni as his coach to this day. The family turned down invitations for Nadal to train in Barcelona with other budding Euro pros, shielding him from a culture that often chews up or spoils prospects. During an interview at a tourney in Halle, Germany, last week, the champion's cell phone rings. It's Mom, asking, And when will Rafa be home...