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...strong guards, especially Wilson. “[Beal has] got a good sense of understanding concepts going into games—he knows how to implement those things,” Sullivan said. “Mike has the size, which is important to being a defensive stopper, he has the experience, and he has the quickness.” The Crimson will have to rely on quick defensive skills at the guard position, where Albany’s Wilson will be explosive and powerful. He won’t necessarily look for the outside shot, but he may kick...

Author: By Pedro V. Moura, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Back from Doldrums, Crimson Goes West | 12/15/2005 | See Source »

...after graduating all three backcourt players, including shutdown defender Jason Norman, the Crimson finds itself with a gaping hole in the area that is the Ivy’s strength. Harvard coach Frank Sullivan has expressed his desire to use senior guard Mike Beal as his defensive stopper, meaning that he would rather use Beal at the three than in the point guard slot. Junior guard Jim Goffredo has finished his two-year apprenticeship and seems ready to take hold of the two-guard spot...

Author: By Michael R. James, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HARVARD BASKETBALL 2005-06: Harvard Starts Behind Penn | 11/18/2005 | See Source »

...shooting, started the game at the small forward position before switching to point guard when Housman exited.“We don’t want Mike at the point,” Sullivan said. “He really has to become our defensive stopper, so we really have to get him off point guards, and get him on scoring guys. The defensive match-ups are going to dictate our preference.”FAST BREAKSHarvard out-rebounded Mayaguez 50-33...Junior Brian Darcy scored 15 points on 5-of-5 shooting in only 13 minutes...

Author: By Caleb W. Peiffer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Freshmen Excel in Exhibition | 11/14/2005 | See Source »

...Your Red Wine Good to the Last Drop If you aren't going to finish that bottle, here are some ways to keep it fresh. Simply popping the cork back in and refrigerating will work for one day. For up to three days, try VACUVIN ($15), which uses a stopper and a small plastic hand pump to create a partial vacuum inside the bottle. RESERVE ($190) introduces a layer of inert gas over the wine, keeping air out and wine drinkable for six days. The PEK WINE STEWARD ($219), right, uses inert gas and temperature control to keep wine full...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Grapevine: The Oeno Files | 10/10/2005 | See Source »

...while addressing a candidate's psychosexual maturity. A few seminaries nonetheless regard the information as crucial. When a psychologist reports a candidate's describing his prior dating life as "'I didn't go with a girl, I went with a guy for three years,' that's usually a game stopper," says Monsignor Steven Rohlfs, rector at Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmetsburg, Md. But most in his position are more accepting. Plante reports that one West Coast diocese responded to rumors of Rome's new hard line by asking him to keep homosexual designation out of his final reports...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Screening The Priests | 10/9/2005 | See Source »

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