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...captain Peter Hafner, leading goalscorer Dan Murphy, and goaltender John Daigneau (right)—the winner of the John Tudor Memorial Cup as the team MVP—guided the Crimson to an Ivy League title, an ECAC championship, and a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament.POWER STROKE For yet another season, Harvard dominated the competition in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League, earning a share of the regular-season crown. Co-captains Bill Cocks and seven-time All-American Dave Cromwell, and classmate Daniel Rybalko were awarded the Harold S. Ullen Trophy for demonstrating leadership and sportsmanship...
...Crimson might be able to salvage its streak of championship gold, as the race was relatively close at the outset. “[We’d] been concentrating on trying to start fast early on, and I feel we did pretty well,” sophomore stroke George Kitovitz said. “We stayed with the other teams for most of the race; there weren’t more than three or four seconds between all the boats.” Despite the close race, however, Harvard ultimately came in fourth behind California, Princeton, and Brown. The streak?...
After Ariel Sharon suffered a massive stroke on Jan. 4, his doctors induced the coma in which the then Israeli Prime Minister has remained, unlikely to recover. According to newspaper reports, Sharon, 78, opened his eyes several times on May 28 while being transferred from a Jerusalem hospital to a long-term-care facility, the Chaim Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv. Doctors do not believe that his overall condition has changed, although they are continuing efforts to awaken him. Dr. Zeev Rotstein, Sheba's director, said last week, "We will treat him as best...
...close, but not until Harry Parker’s varsity eights of 2003, 2004, and 2005 had added a new wrinkle to the debate about the best collegiate varsity eight of all time.“We can’t help but feel disappointed,” sophomore stroke George Kitovitz said. “Since Harvard had won the last three years, as much as the streak had to finally end, it’s just a shame to be a part of that.”The Crimson managed to keep the race relatively close, preventing...
...first in both heats to claim good lanes for the finals.“You’ve got to give it up to Cornell,” Reid said. “They sold the farm to get lane one, and they won the heat at a 38 [stroke rating].” And as it turned out, Cornell—seeded eighth in the varsity race—saved its best for last, both during the EARC season and at Sprints. The Cornell varsity stormed out to a commanding lead within the first 500 meters in the varsity...