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...Harvard’s Ivy slate began, the intensity increased—and the young Crimson was forced to grow up quickly. Entering league play with a four-game winning streak, Harvard emerged on the losing end of a 2-1 overtime decision in front of a rowdy crowd under the lights in New Haven. “There was no way for a team with this many young players to see what an Ivy game is until you play it,” Leone said. “There’s already no way to prepare for it?...
...most exciting team to watch, and several of us were woefully unprepared for a final exam set in two days.A few hours into the night, as refrains of Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” coursed through the red-clad crowd in the eighth inning, I glanced up and noticed a zero on the scoreboard. Boston starting pitcher Jon Lester was working on a no-hitter, and I knew what was to come—the Sox would not let me leave town without one last shot to the gut. As my camera?...
...waiting for her, detached from the mass of uniforms on the sideline for a moment, looking into the stands, the record-breaking interception ball held aloft. Smiling from ear to ear, she took the ball and danced back up the steps, accepting scattered congratulations and applause from the nearby crowd.***For a feature piece, senior second baseman Griff Jenkins was asked about adjusting to New England as a native North Carolinian. After comparing the weather and the baseball styles of the two regions, Jenkins segued into a more personal testimonial:“It was a huge change...
...well as the unfortunate task of interviewing him after his team had lost seven in a row—twice.That means I watched Harvard sweep Penn and Princeton in the same weekend for the first time since 1987, as well as got literally trampled as the Big Red crowd stormed the court at Cornell after a victory over the Crimson sealed its Ivy League Championship.There were ups and downs—but mostly ups. What was there to complain about when my duties included watching sports from a front row seat and telling about it in my own words?Life...
...first team to score 50 or more points twice in a single Ivy campaign. Yale running back Mike McLeod, despite a nagging toe injury, was averaging 174.3 yards and over three touchdowns per game. And, to top it off, the Bulldogs were playing in front of the home crowd in their bid for their first unbeaten and untied season since...