Word: defeatism
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...Calgary Flames will defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning to win the Stanley Cup. Why? Because I’ve always liked Calgary. They’re one of those “used to be good but has sucked the last 15 years and lost all its fans” teams. Now, the Red Sea is back in Calgary. Good for Canada...
...Crimson (19-7, 7-0 Ivy) bowed out of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday with a 4-3 loss to No. 1 and defending national champion Illinois, a defeat which could just as easily have gone to the Fighting Illini—and perhaps that was an surprise in itself...
...imagined the saga of a beautiful Italian girl who follows her prince to a faraway land, finding love, tragedy and heartbreak before finally triumphing as a leader of her adopted people. Last week the story came true. TV pundits who for months had predicted Sonia Gandhi's disastrous election defeat found themselves explaining a sensational victory instead. Outgoing Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee grudgingly praised the "strong and diverse" democracy that rejected him. But most dazed of all, it seemed, was Sonia...
Illinois has beaten current top-20 teams nine times, including a 4-0 drubbing of No. 3 UCLA, a 4-2 defeat of No. 9 Stanford and 6-1 wins over No. 6 Duke and No. 8 Florida...
Should the Crimson win tomorrow’s match, the squad will have pulled one of the greatest upsets in recent Harvard history. Illinois’ defeat will have been two years and 62 matches in the making...