On Saturday, unheralded Chicago White Sox lefthander Philip Humber recorded the 21st perfect game in MLB history, retiring 27 Seattle Mariners batters in order en route to a 4-0 victory. 11 years ago, a Harvard pitcher had a similar brush with history, facing the minimum 27 batters—but he did not quite achieve perfection.
Ben Crockett, perhaps Harvard’s best pitcher of the last 25 years, toed the rubber for the Crimson in an April matchup against Dartmouth with fiery stuff waiting to be unleashed from his right arm.
One after another, members of the Big Green were mowed down. Over half of them—14, to be exact—struck out, helpless before Crockett’s onslaught, which ended in a 10-0 Harvard victory.
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With spring seasons winding down and championship races heating up, it’s been a busy week in Ivy League sports. To help you keep up with everything that’s going on around the Ancient Eight, we’ve compiled a list of the biggest stories from each school.
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The spring season is coming to a close, and the championship picture is becoming ever clearer. On the court, on the diamond, on the course, and on the river, the Crimson has a chance to win it all. We take you through the contenders in this week’s Power Rankings.
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In honor of our campus’ so-called “music festival,” we at the Crimson decided to rank the biggest letdowns in Harvard’s calendar year thus far.
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The post-surgery rehabilitation of Jeremy Lin ’10 just got a little better. On Wednesday morning, Time magazine announced that it included Lin among its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.
Arne Duncan, the U.S. Secretary of Education, wrote Time’s entry on Lin, commending him for his work ethic and academic success.
“[Lin has dismissed the thought that] being a world-class athlete on the court is somehow at odds with being an excellent student off the court,” Duncan wrote. “Contrary to what you might read, Jeremy, 23, is no overnight sensation—In fact, he achieved success the old-fashioned way: he earned it. He worked hard and stayed humble. He lives the right way; he plays the right way.”
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