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Word: champ (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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Rename the parties the Democratic and Republican Leagues. Award the winner of each league a pennant. Declare the winner of the November stretch drive World Series champion (Why be so modest as to call the victor only "President of the United States? "World Series champ"--now that would show the Soviets...

Author: By Laurence S. Grafstein, | Title: On Sports and Politics | 7/11/1980 | See Source »

Duran, whose cinder-block style has earned him nicknames like "the Animal," was delighted with Leonard's tactics. With the champ always in range, the fierce Panamanian gladly accepted Leonard's lighter blows so he could get in some harder licks of his own. He staggered Leonard with an overhand right in the second round and landed a series of punishing shots in the third and fourth. Feinting and crouching to avoid Leonard's left, Duran muscled his opponent around the ring, charging like a bull at times...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Battle of Montreal | 6/30/1980 | See Source »

...Crimson squad that had stumbled to a 2-6 record before its final game traveled to New Haven for the decade-concluding Game. Coach Joe Restic's unit braced for an encounter with the Ivy League champ, an 8-0 powerhouse, possessing the number one rated defense in the nation...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: A Season in an Afternoon | 6/5/1980 | See Source »

...Imagine an endless prizefight with the world champ, as you wait, with muscles taut, ready to nail him when he drops his guard for the flash of an eye. Then you have a mini-idea of what it was like trying to keep Pablo Picasso in your range finder for a single...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, May 26, 1980 | 5/26/1980 | See Source »

Deadlocked with Cornell and Yale in EIBL play with 10-4 records, the Crimson begins play this morning at 10 a.m. against the Big Red. The winner of the double elimination tournament will advance to NCAA champ ionship regionals in Worcester...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Nine Will Battle Cornell, Yale, in Playoff | 5/17/1980 | See Source »

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