Word: ninth
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Bruins, ranked ninth nationally, crushed Harvard, jumping to a 10-0 lead through three periods, and winning, 10-5, to clinch a tie with the Crimson for first place in this weekend's New England Tournament. The University of Massachusetts finished third, MIT and Boston College finished tied for fifth and Yale failed to win a single game...
...Check out Jimmy Freeman, a reliever for the Clayton Valley (Calif.) Cubs. Jimmy, 12, was cool as he took the mike last week for the ninth inning of the final play-off game between the A's and the Red Sox. "And he walked him," said Jimmy as relief ace Dennis Eckersley delivered ball four to Spike Owen. But the Eck got out of the jam when he popped up Jody Reed, and suddenly Jimmy dropped all objectivity. "The game is over!" he shouted. "The A's have won the pennant! Dad, you owe me five bucks...
Howell, victimized by McGwire's game-winning home run in the ninth inning a night earlier, got revenge this time. He relieved starter Tim Belcher with two outs in the seventh. The Dodgers were ahead, 4-3. A walk and error loaded the bases...
...loss [last weekend] to Dartmouth essentially took us out of the race for the Ivy title, but we are confident we can win the remaining three Ivy games," she says. "We are really looking forward to the B.U. game [today]. They're ranked about ninth in the country and it would be a great way to redeem our season if we beat them...
...Athletics escaped a basesloaded, no-out jam in the sixth inning and Rick Honeycutt allowed one hit in the final two innings for the victory. Howell entered in the ninth and retired Jose Canseco on a pop-up before McGwire homered...