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Word: game (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...poor soul lost en route to Philadelphia who happened to stumble into Farrell Stadium in West Chester, Pa. would have wondered what was going on. Had the year's most important lacrosse game just ended, or had a party just begun...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: The Smiling Face of Defeat | 5/24/1989 | See Source »

Harvard had every reason to feel crushed. Down 6-1 late in the first half, the Crimson rallied to pull within 7-6 with three minutes left in the game. Harvard did this in uncomfortable heat and against the nation's top-ranked team...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: The Smiling Face of Defeat | 5/24/1989 | See Source »

...Crimson had every reason to feel frustrated. In the game's final minutes, Penn State employed a stall offense, keeping the ball away from Crimson sticks. Needing a goal to tie, Harvard could not even get a shot...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: The Smiling Face of Defeat | 5/24/1989 | See Source »

Crimson players chased Penn State players in a maddening game of catch-me-if-you-can. Harvard couldn't. Not in such a short time...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: The Smiling Face of Defeat | 5/24/1989 | See Source »

...would have blamed the Crimson, at game's end, for falling flat onto the turf, for crying? The biggest game of the year had just ended in cruel disappointment. Let it all hang...

Author: By Mark Brazaitis, | Title: The Smiling Face of Defeat | 5/24/1989 | See Source »

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