Word: streaks
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...which exemplified Brickley's greatness? The captain of the Crimson eleven, Brickley was kept off the gridiron early in the season by an inflamed appendix. Nevertheless, he returned for The Game and booted the final extra point of the 36-0 defeat of the Elis, extending Harvard's unbeaten streak to 26 games to close his career. Or was it proved during the Yale showdown the year before? Harvard had never won at the Yale Bowl and had never beaten the Elis twice...
Facing the possibility of a four-game losing streak and playing the team with which it shared last season's Ivy title, Brown and Beckett came up large. Beckett's goal, off a scramble in front of Yale's net, was scored at 63:51 of the contest. Brown went on to win, 2-0, and now faces Connecticut, Princeton and Virginia...
After all, there is no record to refute the dreams. There is no consecutive loss streak, no tired and uninspired play that frustrates even the most devout. There is only the chance that this may be the year...
...around the All-Star break in July, the Sox put together a long winning streak and climbed back into first place. Lo and behold--pennant fever all over again. People started talking 1986. And in the most amazing reversal of all, Hobson got a two-year contract extension...
Braves left fielder Ron Gant's hot streak would have been less important. The games the two teams played head-to-head wouldn't have been as intense. Both teams are so far ahead of the rest of the National League West that neither would have played as hard for this last handful of games. With the new system, longstanding rivalries like that of the Braves and the Giants will be destroyed. Sure, new rivalries might crop up. But some of the best teams in baseball won't play each other as often. And America will lose a tradition...