Word: face-off
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...greatest Game of them all was in 1968. Both Harvard and Yale brought undefeated 8-0 records into the pre-Thanksgiving face-off, the lone time in history that has happened. The Crimson were led by 5'6 halfback Vic Gatto, the captain, who guided a steady offense that supported a deep, veteran defense that only gave up 41 points going into The Game. The Bulldogs countered with a powerful offensive squad, with running back Calvin Hill, a future NFL star and father of Detroit Piston Grant Hill, and Brian Dowling, a quarterback who had not lost a game...
...younger sister is obligated to ask every Passover, why on this night? On all other nights, life is normal. Last Friday night, Harvard raised the 1999 AWCHA national championship banner before the opening face-off, reliving the greatest sports moment I have ever witnessed in person. Exactly two minutes into overtime, the Big Green skaters were mobbing junior winger Jen Wiehn behind the Harvard net--directly under the brand-new banner...
...literal face-off Wednesday night, political heavyweights James Carville and Dan Lungren traded barbs about the 2000 elections and partisan politics across the Institute of Politics' (IOP) ARCO forum stage...
...their only regular-season face-off this year, Penn shocked Harvard with a surprise 3-1 victory, 15-7, 9-15, 10-15, 9-15. Having just beaten Princeton the day before, the fatigued Crimson was unable to maintain its composure against the less-talented Quakers...
Macleod gave an extra fist pump in celebration of his goal, a sharp angle rebound shot from below the right face-off circle. A forgotten player under Ronn Tomassoni's coaching staff, Mazzoleni has given him, along with fellow senior winger Jamin Kerner, a chance to play...