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COLOMBO, SRI LANKA: A truck packed with explosives drove into Sri Lanka's central bank today, killing at least 53 people and wounding 1,400. Sri Lankan authorities are blaming Tamil Tiger rebels for the explosion, which caused the bank and several other buildings to burst into flames. The fires blazed for most of the day, making rescue attempts difficult. If it was a rebel attack, it was one of the worst in their 12-year campaign for an independent homeland. Nearly 40,000 people have been killed in the fighting. The worst attack occurred in October 1994, when...
Following a scoreless second period, Princeton showed signs of life, taking just 1:08 to get on the board in the third. Tiger captain Karen Chernisky slid the puck past Crimson netminder Jen Bowdoin (19 saves) to pull the home team to within two goals...
...Crimson got on the board early, as sophomore Casi Walker beat Tiger goaltender Tammy Orlow 3:51 into the first period. Freshmen linemates Jen Gerometta and Alice DuBois assisted on the tally...
...then Philpott and his linemates--senior Jason Karmanos and sophomore Henry Higdon--went to work. Philpott took a shot from point-blank range that Tiger goalie James Konte stopped. Higdon picked up the rebound and tried to wrap it around Konte on the right side. Again, Konte stopped it. But the line continued to work for the puck, and Harvard's gentle giant used all 6'4" of his frame to reach the biscuit with the tip of his stick and lift it over a fallen Konte...
...Crimson continued to pressure the Tiger net, and it earned a power play 40 seconds after Philpott's goal...