Word: matchup
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...what the local press calls a David-and-Goliath matchup, Nolan is definitely not Goliath. He has chosen to run his first political race against an incumbent he admits is "a popular guy" so that he can fight for entitlements and family values. Nolan believes it's important to balance the federal budget, but not at the expense of Medicare, school lunches, food stamps and public education. Although a former environmental-education teacher, he can't count on environmental advocacy as a pebble in his slingshot, because the popular guy is an advocate...
...Crimson hosts the Green Wave today at 11 a.m. on Ohiri Field in a game many expect will be a premiere matchup between two of the creme de la creme of the league...
...coaches' poll, dispatched a struggling Princeton team (4-6-2, 0-2-2) in a 2-0 win at Princeton Saturday night. Junior forward Tom McLaughlin, the league's leading scorer, maintained his prolific ways, netting the game-winner in the 22nd minute of this emotional, rather physical matchup...
Cornell's come-from-behind win set the stage for the weekend's key matchup, Dartmouth at Harvard. A Crimson win would eliminate the Big Green from title contention and would clear the last hurdle to an Ivy championship, but a Dartmouth triumph would keep its fragile hopes alive...
...women's soccer team returns to the friendly confines of the Ivy League today, with a matchup at Princeton...