Word: championship
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Like presidential elections, a New York Yankees World Series championship seems to come around every four years. On Wednesday October 27, 1999, about 20 minutes before midnight, the Yanks won baseball's heavyweight belt?a World Series championship. It was to be expected. The players rejoiced on the mound and filed into the clubhouse, where the champagne flowed. They were happy, but seemingly nonplussed, quickly, methodically exiting the stadium. No big deal. The winningest team of the century, the Old Faithful of American sports, won its 25th championship this century. Year fades into year, generations pass, DiMaggio is replaced...
...Northern Division Championship will consist of eight teams competing for four spots to go on to the Eastern Division Championships...
Harvard looks to extend its Ivy win streak to six games against rival Dartmouth, the team that stole the Ivy League championship from it last year in a 2-1 upset...
...NCAA tournament is definitely a big thing for us, but the Ivy championship is always our main goal," Wheaton said. "There's one word for it--rings. We want the Ivy rings...
Human error is one thing, but we baseball fans would rest more easily if everyone judging the plays on the field had 20/20 vision. When Sox fans go to a championship game, it's pretty safe to assume that they want the opportunity to revel in the heroic efforts of their beloved Pedro and celebrate the awe-inspiring catches of Nomar. Like all true fans, they're looking for baseball at it's best--or worst, when the inevitable spotty fielding occurs--and they don't want the experience marred by the "what ifs" that arise from nebulous calls...