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...million Viewers of amateur singing contest American Idol during the same time slot...
...G.O.P. moneymen, who rush to get into the game at the first whiff of a winner. In 1998 and '99 they got behind a newcomer Texas Governor and made him the early, formidable favorite for the 2000 race. Now, although it's two years until the first primary contest of 2008, a surprising number of those very same people seem to be settling on a most ironic choice: Arizona Senator John McCain, George W. Bush's bitter adversary in 2000 and a mischiefmaker whose name has become synonymous with the cause of making money less important in politics...
...best player sat on the bench with a sore shoulder—the Harvard men’s volleyball team cruised past league rival Vassar, sweeping the Brewers 3-0 (30-20, 30-23, 30-24) on Saturday afternoon at the Malkin Athletic Center to win its first contest of the young season. Despite the absence of junior Dave Fitz and co-captain and leading scorer Seamus McKiernan, the Crimson (1-6, 1-1 Hay) played aggressively and attacked the Vassar defense throughout the match. Four Harvard players reached double figures in kills, with senior outside hitter Luke McCrone producing...
...half.And that was plenty of time for Penn (14-6, 6-0 Ivy) to build an insurmountable lead, as the Quakers cruised to an 81-68 win over the Crimson at Lavietes Pavilion on Saturday night.Harvard (12-9, 4-4) went scoreless for the first 6:32 of the contest, until a backdoor cut led to a layup and a foul for freshman point guard Drew Housman. That three-point play failed to spark the lifeless Crimson offense, as Harvard scored just four more points over the next seven minutes of the half.“We should have been...
...preparation started exactly three years ago this past Wednesday. The most recent “best chance” had stumbled out of the gate, dropping four difficult Ivy road contests, and faced the prospect of eight lame duck games and a lengthy rebuilding process. The five seniors that had consistently logged 30-plus minutes a game would be moving on, leaving a vacuum of talent and experience that would take years to refill. Harvard coach Frank Sullivan looked at the strong freshman class and knew that would be his next shot. The next year would be painful. The following...