Word: rivalled
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...opening round of the NCAA Tournament pitted Harvard against cross-town rival Northeastern. The Crimson held a 2-1 lead in the second half, but the Huskies went on to win the game in penalty kicks...
...against UC Santa Barbara in a win that outgoing co-captain Niki Finelli would label a “stepping stone.”An overtime victory over Northeastern capped off an impressive first half of the season.However, in its opening conference game, the Crimson fell just short against rival Dartmouth, with Harvard unable to get a shot off in its final possession.“To lose to Dartmouth on your home court in the first game was a blow,” Rollins said.The Crimson knew it had to dig itself out of a hole, and bounced back...
With its record at .500 after four games, Harvard faced its toughest stretch of the season as it traveled to play two difficult road games against defending national champion Penn State and league rival East Stroudsburg on consecutive days...
...Could those production snags trickle down to the price of a cuppa joe? The signs are that they are starting to. U.S. food company Kraft upped the price of its Maxwell House Colombian ground coffees by roughly a fifth in April. Rival Smucker's made a similar move earlier in the month for its brand, Folgers. Tea drinkers are being milked for more too. Responding to increased market prices, Anglo-Dutch conglomerate Unilever - owner of the PG tips and Scottish Blend brands - plans to increase the cost of its tea bags by about 10% in the coming weeks. Patrons...
...manner of last year's Palme d'Or winner The Class, set in a Paris junior high school, this is a documentary-style study of French minorities in an enclosed environment that sets its own rules. The main tension - and there's plenty in the schemings of rival ethnic gangs - comes from the relationship of a young Arab (Tahar Rahim) and his aged Corsican mentor (Niels Arestrup). When asked at the post-show press conference if he was disappointed at getting second place, Audiard replied, "What's the problem? Isn't this a good prize?" It is, and honorably merited...