Word: streaks
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Danger Zone, from the movie Top Gun, the skipper who lost the America's Cup had come a long way toward putting some glory after his black mark in yachting's record book. Conner's 1983 defeat by Australia broke the New York Yacht Club's 132-year winning streak. This time, Conner has heeled over, hunkered down and blasted to a comfortable -- and unexpected -- 3-1 lead over the fiber-glass-hulled New Zealand in the best-of-seven series to determine who will challenge Australia...
While the Giants (16-2) terrorized the league from the season's second game, the Broncos (13-5) at one stretch went ten weeks without a two-game winning or losing streak. Only a couple of months ago, the Giants and Broncos met in New Jersey, and New York won on a Martin interception, 19-16. "Their pass defense was terrific," said Simms. "I hate playing teams with terrific pass defenses." Of Elway, Taylor mused, "I sure hope we don't have to face him again." If everyone is right, and the Giants win their first world championship...
Perhaps it was for the better--the Harvard men's hockey team's 4-2 loss at Yale last week. Although the loss brought an end to the longest consecutive victory streak at the start of the season in Crimson history, it still left the icemen (15-1 overall, 13-1 ECAC) far ahead of the ECAC pack...
...silver lining, if there is one, is this: the loss should take the skaters' minds off the streak and allow them to concentrate on doing something only one Harvard team has done in the past eight years--win an opening round Beanpot game...
...Bright Center magic which has propelled Harvard to a 23-game home unbeaten streak doesn't seem limited to the Crimson icemen; in Boston College's three "home" games at Bright this year, the Eagles are a perfect...