Word: rematch
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...leading up to World War II; in Hollenstedt, Germany. Schmeling became the first European to win the world crown when he beat Jack Sharkey on a foul in 1930. In 1936 he launched a famous rivalry when he knocked out U.S. challenger Joe Louis; his loss in a 1938 rematch at Yankee Stadium was hailed as a national triumph over Nazi Germany. But he was miscast by Hitler as an Aryan superhero; he refused to join the Nazi Party, and after the war, it was disclosed that he had saved two Jews from attack in the Kristallnacht violence...
This season’s first rematch between the Bulldogs and Trinity came a week ago on Jan. 26. Yale emerged with a 7-2 win, dominating at the bottom of the ladder...
Sure, there were parallels between the first round of the NCAA tournament and its subsequent rematch entering Saturday’s third period. Harvard led by three—3-0 this time, not 4-1—due in large part to its play with a man advantage. Maine goaltender Jimmy Howard had surrendered a few fat rebounds, two of which the Crimson had poked home. The No. 11 Black Bears, while peppering Dov Grumet-Morris, had earned few quality scoring opportunities...
More than just a rematch of the first round of the NCAA tournament, tomorrow night’s contest against No. 11 Maine is also the Harvard men’s hockey team’s second against a ranked opponent in as many games. The Crimson defeated No. 10 Vermont, 3-1, on Tuesday in the first of what could be six consecutive games against top-15 teams...
...rematch against No. 3 Minnesota-Duluth yesterday, No. 5 Harvard saw a promising afternoon and a would-be triumph sour into the most recent defeat in its four-game losing streak...