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Word: streak (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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...snatching the game, which for drama equaled anything ever seen in the Garden, the high-flying Blackbirds preserved a winning streak rare in basketball annals. Because they play so many games a season, U. S. basketball teams seldom finish a season undefeated. Long Island University, however, won all its 24 games last year, had by last week won 42 games in a row (eight of them this season...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bee's Blackbirds | 1/1/1940 | See Source »

This week, on the same court where they were bagged just three years ago almost to a day, a new flock of Blackbirds, with a winning streak of 42, will meet Southern California, year in & year out one of the most formidable basketball teams in the country. If they can outshoot Sam Barry's Trojans, Clair Bee's boys will earn their reputation as a college basketball team second to none...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Bee's Blackbirds | 1/1/1940 | See Source »

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