Word: champion
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...fractious and venal political system is usually the last place to look for real leadership on this or any other issue. But these days, alongside images of the Rio bloodshed, there's an uncommon sight that even Brazilian politicians apparently can't ignore: the nation's World Cup-champion football team Sporting Fome Zero (Zero Hunger) T shirts in support of leftist President Luiz In á cio Lula da Silva's ambitious antipoverty program. The team's gesture reflects, for the moment anyway, a rare sense of unified national purpose in Brazil. Last week's headlines also included...
...knew he could compete with the best players in juniors, but he didn’t know if he could play with the best at the college level. The heralded freshman continued a year long crusade to rise to the top of collegiate squash when he defeated defending national champion and reigning intercollegiate No. 1 Bernardo Samper of Trinity on Saturday at the College Squash Association Team Championships...
...Broadbent defeated defending All-American James Bullock to gain the top position on the No. 3 Crimson’s ladder. One of Broadbent’s first true tests came in December when Harvard faced off in the five-man USSRA team championships against five-time defending national champion Trinity. Broadbent lost in straight sets to the Colombian sophomore Samper, while Trinity defeated the Crimson...
...Professor Ogletree is a champion, and everyone at the law school is interested in what he thinks about the issue of reparations” said HLS first-year Louis E. Sterling, who will be traveling to Harlem today...
...champion and runner-up at each weight class earns an automatic NCAA berth. A team champion is also crowned, an honor Harvard last claimed...