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Forget the World Cup: the U.S. maintains its global supremacy

By Alex Hodes | July 25, 2006

Associated Press In an age when American dominance in sports is constantly being challenged, two men gave reason to celebrate this past weekend.

Will Bashelor '07 has moved on from the Big Green to the orange and blue.

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Major leagues draft selects Bashelor '07 before graduation

By Evan J. Meyerson | July 25, 2006

Asafu Suzuki / The Dartmouth Staff Editor's Note: This is the first in a two-part series about Dartmouth students who were recently drafted to play major league baseball.

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Major League Baseball first-half awards and winners-to-be

By Evan J. Meyerson | July 20, 2006

The first half of the 2006 major league baseball season saw its fair share of surprises, controversy and excitement.

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Rugby takes aim at sophomore summer

By Rowan Carlsen | July 20, 2006

Team uses Summer term as a development strategy

Josh Cohen '09 won't throw passes until the spring, after being suspended due to poor academic performance this past year. During the 2005 season, he played strongly on the field and quickly earned the starting quarterback role.

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Starting quarterback suspended for academic shortcomings

By Jennifer Yu | July 18, 2006

Both the men's and women's swim teams, despite grueling practice schedules, continued their academic dominance in the Ivy League. The men's team averaged a GPA of 3.45, while the women averaged 3.51.

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Swimming dominates classroom, earn All-American status

By CJ Ryan | July 18, 2006

Several support station volunteers wait for fall hikers to make it to Great Bear Cabin, the final stop on way to Moosilauke. The volunteers provide much needed entertainment and good cheer along with food and water.

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Forty hikers ready to take on a 53.6-mile overnight trek

By Rowan Carlsen | July 13, 2006

Zidane feigns innocence after his attack on Materazzi while the refereeing team attempts to sort out exactly what had just transpired.Zidane feigns innocence after his attack on Materazzi while the refereeing team attempts to sort out exactly what had just transpired.

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Zidane deserves sympathy, not scorn, following head-butt

By Jennifer Yu | July 13, 2006

Associated Press It shouldn't have ended this way. Zinedine Zidane should have retired gloriously, amid applause, flowers and tears.

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Midsummer madness: how the All-Star Game hurts the MLB

By John Mitchell | July 11, 2006

The Red Sox are three games ahead of the Yankees in the AL East, and the starting outfielders for the Yankees would still be playing in Columbus if the baseball gods hadn't decided it was finally time to smite the Bronx Bombers.

Harry Norton '08 enjoyed a stellar year on the track and in the classroom.

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Track and field teams honored for academic achievements

By Kyle Jazwa | July 11, 2006

/ The Dartmouth The Dartmouth men's and women's track and field teams, which finished fifth and sixth in the 2006 Ivy League Heptagonal Outdoor Track & Field Championships, stand among the nation's top-twenty Division 1 schools in academics, based on a ranking by the U.S.

Harper will be inducted into the Lacrosse Hall of Fame on Nov. 11.

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Harper, Weatherall '83 to be inducted into Lacrosse Hall of Fame

By Jennifer Yu | July 6, 2006

The New York Mets suffered a 16-7 loss to the Yankees on July 2 in the finale of the

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Rooting for the underdog: How the Mets shape my life

By Evan J. Meyerson | July 6, 2006

Associated Press On Oct.

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Un-American football: why the U.S. fails at the world's game

By Nate Niparko | July 4, 2006

America wants nothing more than to win the World Cup -- for about one week out of every four years.

Fatima Kamara '07 fights for the ball in Dartmouth's last game against Hartford before a crowd of 730 on Nov. 30, 2004.

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Women's basketball first Ivy ever to receive WNIT invite

By Jennifer Yu | July 4, 2006

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The NBA Draft: a night of hype, hoopla and horrible flops

By John Mitchell | June 29, 2006

Barely more than a week removed from Dwyane Wade and the Heat hoisting the Larry O'Brien trophy, the hoop industry is cranking up the hype machine once again for the NBA Draft. The draft is always a tricky business.

Foley will look to develop a more competitive program at Dartmouth.

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Jerry Foley takes over as women's swimming head coach

By Jennifer Yu | June 29, 2006

Courtesy of Dartmouth Athletics The College recently announced the hiring of Jerry Foley as the new women's swimming head coach.

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Thinking before you speak: a lesson in life for Ozzie Guillen

By Kyle Jazwa | June 27, 2006

The manager of the Chicago White Sox, Ozzie Guillen, has never been shy about vocalizing his thoughts and emotions.

Dr. Dean Richardson feeds Barbaro a carrot as his horse begins recovery.

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Richardson '74 saves Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro

By Jennifer Yu | June 27, 2006

Courtesy of Penn Veterinary Medicine Dean Richardson '74 recently found himself in the center of a media circus after successfully performing a challenging surgery on Kentucky Derby winning horse Barbaro, whose fortune took a turn for the worse only two weeks after his Derby win. The three-year-old colt, who earned $2.3 million since he started racing last October, suffered life-threatening injuries to his right hind ankle in Baltimore, Md., about five weeks ago at the Pimlico Race Course. On May 20, in front of a record Preakness Stakes crowd, the horse fractured three bones in his right hind ankle only 130 meters into his seventh race.

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Parsons '10 headlines new class of women's hockey recruits

By John Mitchell | June 22, 2006

The women's hockey team announced its new Class of 2010 members earlier this month, naming half a dozen talented freshmen who will join the squad that finished fourth in the Ivy League last year. Most notable among the incoming players is Sarah Parsons '10.

Daniel Ames '06 failed to realize there were nine better ideas for summer sporting fun when he chose to play with a frisbee on the Green Wednesday.

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Not just frisbee: the top 10 sports to play during '06X

By Evan J. Meyerson | June 22, 2006

Nova Robinson / The Dartmouth Senior Staff While heat and Hanover may seem like an oxymoronic combination, bikini tops and flip-flops will make their triumphant return to the Green starting this week for the Class of 2008's sophomore summer.

Forget the World Cup: the U.S. maintains its global supremacy

Major leagues draft selects Bashelor '07 before graduation

Major League Baseball first-half awards and winners-to-be

Rugby takes aim at sophomore summer

Starting quarterback suspended for academic shortcomings

Swimming dominates classroom, earn All-American status

Forty hikers ready to take on a 53.6-mile overnight trek

Zidane deserves sympathy, not scorn, following head-butt

Midsummer madness: how the All-Star Game hurts the MLB

Track and field teams honored for academic achievements

Harper, Weatherall '83 to be inducted into Lacrosse Hall of Fame

Rooting for the underdog: How the Mets shape my life

Un-American football: why the U.S. fails at the world's game

Women's basketball first Ivy ever to receive WNIT invite

The NBA Draft: a night of hype, hoopla and horrible flops

Jerry Foley takes over as women's swimming head coach

Thinking before you speak: a lesson in life for Ozzie Guillen

Richardson '74 saves Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro

Parsons '10 headlines new class of women's hockey recruits

Not just frisbee: the top 10 sports to play during '06X

After 10-year suspension, Dartmouth re-recognizes Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity

Dartmouth students begin receiving payments from 2022 financial aid class action settlement

Federal antitrust lawsuit against Dartmouth and 31 other universities over early decision practices to proceed, judge rules

Activist groups and town officials report increased ICE presence in Upper Valley

‘No planned changes’ to Dartmouth international student work program despite SEVP warning