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...been sacked so often-among those who did the honors were Timur, the British, the Persians and the Afghans (at least three times). So many boastful tombs and forts designed for so many third-rate sultans! Know your history, and it's impossible to keep a straight face as you drive down the posh Lodi Road (named in honor of a dynasty that was routed by a small Mughal force in 1526) up to the gorgeous Safdarjang's Tomb (built for a Prime Minister who started a civil war during which Delhi was plundered by invaders), and continue along...
...Harvard’s painful history with Princeton into the minds of the Crimson faithful, burying a last-second baseline jumper to give the Tigers a 60-59 victory. The shot completed a final-minute comeback from a six-point deficit and handed a devastated Harvard team its second straight loss on the opposition’s ultimate possession...
...Lady luck smiled on us for once,” Princeton coach Joe Scott said of his Tigers, who won their third straight league game after entering the Ivy season 2-10. “It hadn’t smiled on us too much this year...
...loss was the second straight crushing defeat for a Harvard squad that could very easily be in the thick of the Ivy title hunt with a couple of favorable bounces. Last Saturday in Ithaca, the Crimson lost in similarly agonizing fashion, squandering a seven-point lead to Cornell in the game’s final minutes...
...It’s tough coming out two straight games where you just get kicked in the face when you’re on the ground,” Stehle said. “We definitely should have had these last two games, there’s no question about that...