Word: longshot
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Mike Tyson finds out whether he will be allowed back into the ring tomorrow when the New Jersey state Athletic Control Board decides whether to award him a boxing license. Don't start laying in beer for the Tyson-Holyfield grudge match, though: Iron Mike's a longshot to get back in, and his rambling, sometimes belligerent plea for understanding in a hearing before the board last week didn't do him any favors...
...sixth race--the "Isadorable Stakes"--I make what seems to me to be a solid investment, one that also happens to promises an exponential return on my principal: I will soon be a gazillionaire if the favorite and a longshot that looks like a sleeper finish first and second, respectively...
...goal of a top 3 finish in the league is a longshot," said senior forward Doug Sproule. "We hoped to finish a lot higher, but these games are in effect worth four points in the standings...
...Beanpot heartbreak has been recounted ad nauseum. After last week's performances against Princeton and No. 5 Yale, first place is no longer an option. Cracking the top three looks increasingly like a longshot...
...There is some speculation that Sheila might be able to garner votes," he said. "The longshot could be Kathy Born. She is among the best-liked of her colleagues...