Word: underdogism
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...Quarterback of the No.2?ranked Texas Longhorns, Young came in second to University of Southern California tailback Reggie Bush in Heisman Trophy votes in December. But when Young upset Bush's top-ranked team in an electrifying Rose Bowl game last week, he became sport's No. 1 underdog hero. "I'm just a real blessed guy," says Young, who must decide by Jan. 15 whether to return senior year or enter the NFL If Young picks the pros, he'll face Bush again?for the No.1 draft pick...
...from last year. Now Harvard (4-9), which shared the championship with the Big Green last year, will take the role of the inexperienced squad, plagued by key injuries and rookie mistakes against non-conference foes and entering tomorrow’s reprisal of the rivalry as the consensus underdog. Joining leading scorer Laura Robinson as the Crimson’s most dangerous recent offensive threats are freshman Emily Tay (7.8 ppg, 2.92 apg), an emerging prototype point guard with superior passing and slashing skills (as well as a team-leading 50 turnovers) and Lindsay Hallion (6.7 ppg), a sophomore...
Grimeland and Hadfield, who are also the least-seasoned campaign ticket, entered the UC race as the underdog...
...cost pioneer] EasyJet," steady profits and room to grow. Passenger numbers have jumped almost 20% this year. Spanair plans to expand to Algeria, Morocco and Switzerland in 2006. And it's aiming to be No. 1 in the Spain-Scandinavia market within a year. "We're the underdog," but that's a great thing to be, Nygaard says...
...will be celebrating its 25th year as a varsity program in style this weekend. Blodgett Pool is home to the Eastern Championships, the final tier of playoffs, where the Crimson will face ivy-rival Princeton in its first match. Though Harvard (10-12) will enter the game as the underdog against the Tigers (18-9), if the Crimson can maintain ball control, it has a chance to upset the same team that made it to the national championship game against UCLA last year. Each team brings different strengths to the match. Princeton, the defending Eastern Champions, are much speedier...