Word: rematch
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While there, Walsh led his team to upset top-seeded and fourth-ranked UCLA. After defeating fourth-seeded Stetson in the second rond, the Crimson's run ended with losses to Oklahoma State and a rematch with UCLA in the double-elimination tournament...
...rematch between Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson was billed as "The Sound and the Fury," borrowing a line from Shakespeare's Macbeth. How fitting then that Saturday's World Boxing Association heavyweight championship fight at the MGM Grand Garden in Las Vegas turned out to be not only a tragedy but also a tale told by an idiot, signifying nothing...
...depths to which Tyson sank were in direct contrast to the high hopes for this fight. When Holyfield, then a 7-to-1 underdog, upset Tyson last November, he revitalized heavyweight boxing and guaranteed himself and Tyson a huge payday for the rematch--$35 million for the champ, $30 million for the challenger--not to mention a stiff pay-per-view price of $49.95 for home viewers. Promoter Don King called it "the biggest event of all time," and while it may not have been that, it was a classic rematch between the good Holyfield, who wore the biblical inscription...
There is more than one good reason for Deep Blue to give Garry Kasparov a rematch [TECHNOLOGY, May 26]. First, the chess champion gave another chance to IBM when he defeated Deep Blue last year. Second, Kasparov is a dynamic player whose participation is instrumental to IBM's soaring reputation. PIERRE GARON Verdun...
...best reason to support Kasparov over Deep Blue in a rematch? If Deep Blue loses, it won't whine. IRWIN F. EDENZON Slidell...