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Harvard Lacrosse Has the Tigers' Number

Published by Madeleine Smith on April 25, 2010 at 10:10PM
Dean of the College

Junior Dean Gibbons and the Harvard men's lacrosse team topped Princeton for the first time in 20 years.

The Harvard men’s and women’s lacrosse teams are both looking to lock up spots in post-season play, but regardless of how the rest of the season goes, the two squads have already accomplished something huge for the Crimson lacrosse program.

With the men’s victory yesterday and the women’s win last weekend, this season marks the first in which Harvard lacrosse has swept play against Princeton in 20 years.

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LIVE BLOG: Football Spring Game

Published by Crimson Sports Staff on April 24, 2010 at 10:10PM
Coll of Duty

Junior quarterback Collier Winters will take his first snaps of 2010 in tonight's Spring Game.

It's a beautiful spring Saturday, and that means it's time for football. Fans of Harvard football will get their first peek at the 2010 edition of the Crimson tonight at 7 pm at Harvard Stadium in the annual intrasquad spring game.

If you can't make it down across the river, don't worry—The Back Page has got you covered with our live blog. Check back after 6:30 for up-to-the-minute updates, and we'll have more coverage throughout the weekend and in Monday's paper!

Tigers Next Up For Men's Lacrosse

Published by Colin Whelehan on April 23, 2010 at 11:22PM

After all the hype that surrounded a No. 12 preseason ranking and the third-best recruiting class in the country, the Harvard men’s lacrosse team has a better chance of finishing dead last in the Ivy League than becoming one of the top four teams who will be invited to the inaugural Ivy League lacrosse tournament.

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Harvard Fares Well On Second Day of Penn Relays

Published by Alex Sopko on April 23, 2010 at 11:18PM

Day two of the 116th Penn Relays started out with a bang for Harvard’s women’s track and field team.

In the squad's first day of racing, the Crimson captured gold in the distance medley event, bringing home its first medal of the games.

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Around The Diamond: Baseball Season Enters Home Stretch

Published by Loren Amor on April 23, 2010 at 11:18PM

It's a do-or-die weekend for Harvard baseball—but it will need help to make a run for a Rolfe Division title.

In the cruel world that is the Ivy League baseball schedule, the winds of fortune are unpredictable. One weekend set of doubleheaders can turn a last-place loser into a contender, while at the same time derailing a promising championship run with ruthless efficiency.

Consider the Rolfe Division standings. Before this past weekend, Brown sat securely in the driver’s seat, boasting a 6-2 league record and cruising on its way to the Rolfe title with a scuffling Harvard squad on deck. But the Bears could only muster a four-game split with the Crimson, and in the Ivy League, splits kill.

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