Word: longshots
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...term City Councillor is the first opposition to challenge the mayor in eight years, and is a longshot to be the first female mayor in Boston’s history...
...when Siilats failed to clear in her first two tries, and her five other competitors failed likewise, another Crimson title in the high jump seemed to be a longshot...
...horses arrived late and only came out of quarantine on Tuesday, then had modest workouts at Churchill. Most handicappers have dismissed the mysterious men from the East, but China Visit's eye-catching win in the March 25 UAE Derby (where he returned $38 for a $2 ticket) has longshot-happy railbirds thinking of a triple-digit payout...
Despite strong play from Mercedes and Prather, though, Cornell is a longshot at best to contend for the Ivy League, as the rout by Columbia demonstrates...
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...