Word: sweepingly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Republicans - With a virtual sweep of the Bible Belt, Mike Huckabee rode the support of evangelicals to victory in Tennessee on Tuesday. Huckabee had 33.9% of the vote, about 2 percentage points more than Arizona Sen. John McCain. Exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and the television networks show Huckabee ran strong among born-again Christians and conservatives, while McCain did best among moderates and those ranking "the right experience" and ability to win in the general election as most important...
...team is, and to beat them in three games is exactly what we needed to do.”HARVARD 3, RUTGERS-NEWARK 0The Crimson’s extra preparation for Friday night’s game against the Scarlet Raiders paid off, as Harvard secured a 3-0 sweep and its first league victory (30-26, 30-26, 30-26).“We were expecting a really good game because these guys are one of the best teams in the league,” said interim head coach Jose Barbosa. “My team was really conscious...
...NCAA Championship on March 20-22 in Columbus, Ohio.Classmates Hinkle and Natalia Fiesta continued their success this season in the 100-yard backstroke, grabbing second and third behind Princeton freshman Meredith Monroe. Though Princeton would open Sunday’s session with a 1-2-3 sweep of the 100-yard free, Mills once again brought her team closer in the 200-yard backstroke that followed with a 2:01.94 second-place finish. “I definitely saw people fight through the last lap,” Hart said of her teammates’ resiliency. Senior co-captain Jaclyn...
...Harvard men’s swimming and diving team continued its march toward perfection this weekend with a resounding sweep in the annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet. The Crimson defeated the usually feisty Tigers 213.5-139.5 and trounced the Bulldogs 227.5-125.5 over the two-day meet in New Haven, Conn. Princeton topped Yale, 213-140.With the double victory, No. 22 Harvard ran its record to 8-0 overall and 7-0 EISL. The Crimson also rebounded from a defeat at the hands of Princeton at last year’s HYP meet, when the Tigers managed to escape with...
...foregoing an open layup to keep the final 68-54. Way too many three pointers for Princeton. In the first half, it was all Koncz (who finished with 24), in the second, it was all Lincoln Gunn. While this may have been Harvard's best chance in years to sweep the Penn/Princeton weekend, they'll have to settle for 2 more losses, and fall to 1-3 in the Ivy League...