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Bids earned to the NCAA Div. III tournament in the history of the women's basketball program. Following a breakout season that has seen a team-record 23 wins, dominating victories in and out of conference, and a heartbreaking loss in the NESCAC title game Sunday against Amherst, the Jumbos gear up for a date with Wheaton Friday in the tournament's first round.
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Consecutive losses suffered by world No. 1 men's tennis player Roger Federer. The Swiss fell in the opening round of the Dubai Tennis Championship Monday to world No. 11 Andy Murray, 6-7, 6-3, 6-4. Federer's last outing saw him bow out in the Aussie Open semifinals to world No. 3 Novak Djokovic Jan. 25. Federer's last first-round loss dates back to the summer of 2004.
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Time of women's track & field distance medley relay team at the All New England Championships this weekend, the best time in the event in all of Div. III this season. Comprised of senior co-captains Cat Beck and Kaleigh Fitzpatrick, senior Katy O'Brien and freshman Stephanie McNamara, the Jumbo squad qualified for the NCAA Championships with their time.
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Points scored by BC guard Tyrese Rice in the Eagles' 90-80 losing effort to North Carolina Monday. Rice put up 34 in the first half as BC went to the locker room up 14 at halftime, but the Tar Heels came charging back to emerge victorious. Rice was the only player on the Eagles to score in double digits, buttressed by 8-for-12 shooting from three-point land.
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Members of the women's swimming and diving team who will compete in the Div. III NCAA Championships this season. Senior Kendall Swett and sophomore Lindsay Gardel will both compete in the 1- and 3-meter dives, while freshman Megan Kono will take to the pool to swim the 200, 500, and 1,650 freestyles. Competition begins March 14 at Miami University (Ohio).
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Size of contract signed by Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger Monday, an eight-year deal. Big Ben's new contract marks the largest deal in Pittsburgh history and guarantees him at least $36 million. Roethlisberger's enormous deal makes him the seventh player in NFL history to cross the $100 million threshold; the last player to do so was Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer in 2005.
