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...heavyweight besides Ali to win a title three separate times. By beating the supposedly invincible Tyson with an 11th-round TKO, Holyfield dealt a resounding blow to Don King's gangstas of boxing, not to mention the bookmakers who were happy to take sucker bets on the 7-1 underdog. "I got caught in something strange," said Tyson...
Alhough the setting may not be unfamiliar for UMass, their position as underdog may be. The perennial contenders face an uphill battle to return to the Final Four for the first time since 1993, after a 1996 campaign which may be described as somewhat disappointing...
Although MCI has thrived on its status as underdog to mammoth AT&T, that shoe may no longer fit. MCI shook up the telecommunications industry last week--and just about everyone else too--by acknowledging it was in talks to merge with giant British Telecom. The deal, expected to be announced over this past weekend, is likely to be worth about $22 billion...
...underdog in his first election, Brenholt is introducing a slate of innovative programs to improve education and stop teenage crime. He would press for year-round schools where teachers have no more than 90 students each and every student has a "personal adult advocate" as a counselor. To prevent crime, he supports the Brady Bill, and would open schools during off hours to get teenagers out of harm...
...children RELIGION: Christian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Teacher POLITICAL CAREER: Independent candidate for U.S. House, 1992 ADDRESS: P.O. Box 146, Antioch 37011. Tel.: 615-355-9378 When Edmondson ran against Bob Clement in 1992, he was an Independent. Now he has the Republican nomination, but is still a considerable underdog. His campaign has four themes: reducing the Federal Government, promoting traditional biblical values, tax reform, and congressional reform, including a 10% congressional pay cut, a 25% reduction of personal staff and eliminating congressional pensions and unsolicited mass mailings...