Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Harvard defense simply collapsed after Princeton called a timeout with eight minutes remaining in regulation, and the Crimson could never again regain the momentum they possessed early in the match...
...Tigers, which outshot the Crimson 15-10 in the match, used the momentum from its late first-half goal to keep the pressure on as the second half began...
This true tale might seem to have all the narrative momentum of a lawnmower pulling the Cheops pyramid up an Alp. It does move, thanks to the script by John Roach and Mary Sweeney. It keeps finding new ways to make rural decency dramatic. But the soul of the film is in Farnsworth's eyes--great watery repositories of wisdom and regret. "The worst part of bein' old," he says, "is rememberin' when you was young." Alvin's tragic memories give perspective to the triumph of his trek, even as Farnsworth's weathered brilliance makes this movie...
Saturday's Ivy League gridiron action was typified by inexplicable games where momentum could turn around a game in a heartbeat...
With crucial Ivy League matches against Princeton and Dartmouth in the next two weeks, today's game against the Crusaders (7-2-2) serves as a prime opportunity for the Crimson (2-7-1, 1-2 Ivy) to regain momentum and confidence lost over the last two weeks...