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...Need proof? Talk to Xavier. On Saturday, the Musketeers were about to pull off the biggest upset of this year's tournament, against top-seeded Ohio State in the South region. But with his team up 62-59 and 9.3 seconds left, Xavier's Justin Cage missed a free throw. The Buckeyes rebounded, and as soon as Ohio State's Mike Conley Jr. crossed mid-court, Xavier coach Sean Miller should have ordered a player to gently hack his hand. But no one did, and Conley handed the ball off to Ron Lewis, who sank...
...Irish word, meitheal. It means that the people of the village help one another out most when the work is the hardest. Most Europeans are like that. As individual nations, we may argue over the garden fence, but when a neighbor's house goes up in flames, we pull together and put out the fire. History suggests it sometimes takes an emergency for us to draw closer. Looking inward won't cut it. As a professional navel gazer, I recommend against that form of therapy for anything other than songwriting. We discover who we are in service to one another...
Weissbourd also thwarted the Chargers’ attempts to halt the Crimson in its tracks, slamming two more blocks during that run. With Nelson serving, Harvard managed to pull far ahead, building a lead of six points after being down by five. Hammering out a total of 10 kills on 11 swings overall—with just a single error—Nelson was “on fire,” Fitz said...
...contemplating fighting back. The heads of a dozen private colleges are waiting for the final draft of a letter they will probably sign and send within the next few weeks to their counterparts at 570 or so small to midsize schools asking whether they would be willing to pull out of the U.S. News survey, stop filling out part of it, stop advertising their ranking or, most important, help come up with more relevant data to provide as an alternative. Says an early draft: "By acting collectively, we intend to minimize institutional risk and maximize public benefit." Translation...
...Cashing in while gearing up - few politicians have the name recognition to pull it off, but after watching Giuliani, more of them may try it. The strategy germinated even before 9/11, as the lame-duck mayor hatched plans to start a consulting business, Giuliani Partners, with some of the leading figures from his administration. Their cachet would come from the renaissance of New York City during the Giuliani years: crime and welfare rolls down sharply, quality of life and overall snazziness trending...