Word: letdowns
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...after the KC Line's finish last week brought him back to .500, it's all uphill from here in the drive to respectability. This week's locks: Take the Bears and 9 big, juicy points over a VIKINGS team that's ready for a letdown. Feel good about the Chiefs, even without Elvis, getting five in JACKSONVILLE. And like his collegue L.I., the KC Line loves Seattle over the Chargers...
...Kansas City Line: Yes, the Niners covered that 14-point spread last week. But the Falcons are improving, at least incrementally, and 10.5 points still looks like a lot in the Georgia Dome. Meanwhile, the Broncos are due for a letdown, but this is not the week -- look for them to cover the 5.5 against the Raiders. And take the Oilers in a pick 'em game over the Redskins...
Harvard, in response to the letdown of the previous game, struck early in game three to lead 6-1 and 12-2 before winning 15-3 on a block by Hart...
BOSTON--With two starting defensemen nursing injuries and with everyone peeking ahead to Saturday's showdown with Princeton, the Harvard women's lacrosse team was ripe for a letdown yesterday. Junior Honor MacNaughton wouldn't let it happen...
...Cose's unexceptionable prescription for a race neutrality ("We must stop playing the blame game...We must do a better job at leveling the playing field...We must become serious about fighting discrimination...We must seize opportunities for interracial collaboration," etc.). But the motivational generalities are a letdown after an otherwise well-considered exploration of a profoundly complex issue...