Word: underdog
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...done.” After a barrage of sports films tackling the worlds of NASCAR racing, figure skating, and now basketball, Ferrell says this is the end of his athletic movie run. However, “Semi-Pro” does manage to give the familiar underdog plot a slight twist. As Moon, Ferrell plays the owner and team captain of the Tropics, a sub-par American Basketball Association (ABA) team from Flint, MI. When the ABA merges with the NBA, Moon tries to take his team to the big league by shooting for a fourth-place finish. The tension...
...plot that sounds extremely familiar. “Semi-Pro” is essentially a remake of 2004’s “Dodgeball,” but without most of the laughs and any of the originality. While it’s hard to make an underdog story seem fresh, director Kent Alterman could have at least tried to add something new. Not even Ferrell can save the film, which flounders helplessly from the start. Ferrell is a natural comedian who’s at his best in films like “Wedding Crashers?...
...teams meet on Saturday night. After a turbulent and unpredictable season for the Crimson, it could very realistically all come down to this: another showdown in Ithaca, with crucial playoff positioning on the line. But this time, coming into Lynah Rink, Harvard won’t be the underdog...
Although the Crimson heads into the CSA Team Championships today on a disappointing note, having dropped a 7-2 decision to rival Yale on Wednesday night, the fourth-seeded host may have the fight to surprise some opponents. Harvard seems to have come to embrace the underdog role—but it will have to do more than that to succeed on this big a stage...
...heels of larger-than-expected victories in three states this weekend, Barack Obama is heading into Tuesday's primaries in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia with momentum, money and a small but growing lead in the delegate count. As much as he prefers to play the underdog role, three decisive wins on Tuesday could make him, at least for now, the undisputed Democratic front-runner...