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Some years, size matters. Remember Josh, the Newfoundland the size of a minivan, which took the top prize four years ago? Some years are precious and prim, a papillon with attitude. But in this age of Authenticity, the beagle romped past the poodles, all fluffed and clipped, and the terrier, whose kin have taken Best in Show more than 40 times. Sometimes change beats experience. "I'm lucky to be at the end of his leash," said his trainer, Aaron Wilkerson, as Uno proceeded to chew on the microphones of reporters hoping for an interview...
BOSTON––The No. 1 Harvard women’s hockey team brought the Beanpot trophy back to Cambridge last night, pulling out a hard-fought victory over cross-town rival Boston University. The Crimson (23-1-0, 18-0-0 ECAC) defeated the Terriers (12-13-3, 8-6-1 Hockey East) by a count of 3-1 at Walter Brown Arena.“It feels great,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said. “Certainly one of our goals in the beginning of the season was to recapture the Beanpot...
...gave the Crimson fits. But in a 4-3 loss to Boston University (3-0) on Sunday, Harvard’s strengths and weaknesses reversed themselves, as the squad struggled in the doubles portion but played solid singles. The team was only one point away from victory, but the Terriers refused to give the Crimson any easy outs. All of the BU victories came in straight sets. “We have to hand it to Boston University,” Crimson coach Traci Green said. “They really played better today.” The outcome...
...pages of the Tintin children's comic books are not where you would expect to find drug dealers cast in a favorable light. But in Cigars of the Pharaoh, our cowlicked protagonist owes his life to a passing sea captain, who rescues him and his faithful fox terrier Snowy from the Red Sea, into which they have been thrown overboard. That captain was based on the real-life French adventurer, hashish smuggler and sometime opium grower Henry de Monfreid - and the recent reissue of De Monfreid's beguiling 1933 memoir Hashish: A Smuggler's Tale is a cause for rejoicing...
...quick Crimson turnovers and poor shot selection, Harvard quickly fell to a 10-point deficit in the early minutes of the second half. Jesyka Burks-Wiley’s layup with 16:41 remaining pushed the Terrier lead to 50-40. In what was a game of runs all night—the Crimson responded to a 13-4 BU run in the first half with a 9-1 stretch of its own—Hallion and Harvard provided the final spark. Defensive intensity and renewed effort on the boards helped sustain the run that Hallion started...