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Stanford Closes Book on Cornell

No. 3 proves greater than No. 14, if only in sports

By Jamie Buss, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 20, 2008 9:16 PM CDT

(Newser) – Cornell entered today’s game against Stanford with a 16-game winning streak, and watching the first 10 minutes or so of the game would have led some to believe they could pull off No. 17, and a huge upset in the process. Then the Stanford... Read full story »

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