Word: benches 
              
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...Department. She went for months last year without a No. 2, before naming John Negroponte to the job last month. One of her most trusted advisers, Philip Zelikow, left in early January. Many in the foreign-policy community believe her team is thin and uncreative. "She has a weak bench," says a G.O.P. congressional aide. "And she can't be everywhere...
...Lions’ third leading scorer is freshman guard Patrick Foley, who is scoring 8.2 points per game off the Lion bench...
...point guard Jeremy Lin knocked a ball loose at halfcourt and threaded a perfect bounce pass through three Yale defenders to a cutting Drew Housman (16 points, one assist, five turnovers), whose fast-break layup gave Harvard a 24-13 lead and forced a Yale timeout as the Harvard bench jumped to its feet in celebration. But the team effort dried up almost immediately. Harvard was outscored 75-54 the rest of the way, with its matador-like defense allowing Yale to shoot 62 percent in the first half and 58 percent on the game. Brian Cusworth, whose 28-point...
...basketball team filed off the Lavietes Pavilion court Friday night following the final buzzer, a muffled version of the school’s fight song, “10,000 Men of Harvard,” began to play over the arena loudspeaker, even as the Yale bench started celebrating the second straight win for the Bulldogs in Cambridge. It was a fitting ending to a rough night for the Crimson, which fell at home to Yale, 88-78, to drop a game under .500 on the season. Harvard (8-9, 1-2 Ivy) has struggled with its defense...
...first half, the Crimson’s largest lead of the game. The half ended with Harvard leading 40-31. The Crimson’s defense fared well against Brown’s top player. Goffredo and sophomore guard Andrew Pusar, aided by junior guard James Lambert off the bench, contained Bears guard Mark McAndrew, reigning Ivy League Player of the week and sixth-highest scorer in the Ivy League at 14.4 points per game. Though he would finish with 16 points, seven of those came in the final minute, and he shot just 4-of-11 from the floor...