But winning two dramatic playoff games is not necessarily a guarantee that things will go swimmingly for the rebranded North Carolina Courage this year. ” almost a decade ago, the crackdown has been exacerbated by the rise of platforms like Twitter. Even a merely mediocre series from Harden could result in Houston’s elimination. Marcel Hug won Boston for the third time, outpushing 10-time champion Ernst Van Dyk and finishing in 1hr 18min 4sec to beat the course record and world best by 21 seconds.