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...They’re saying hell will freeze over if it happens, but Chicago is hoping it will. A Red Sox-Cubs World Series would mean death to the two most legendary curses in sports history. The Windy City doesn’t seem content with just one underdog; now that the Sox are battling it out with the Yankees in the American League Championship Series, Cubs fans have two teams to root...

Author: By Nikki Usher, | Title: Breaking the Curse, Chicago Style | 10/15/2003 | See Source »

Harvard (1-11) came into the match as the underdog and had not seen a win since Sept. 20, but last year, the Crimson dealt the Engineers their only loss in MIT’s newly-constructed Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center...

Author: By Megha Parekh, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: M. Water Polo Battles To End, Falls 7-5 To No. 5 Engineers | 10/14/2003 | See Source »

...Crimson hopes to prove that its runners are underestimated in the eyes of Heptagonal competition, looking to play the role of underdog in two weeks time...

Author: By Gabriel M. Velez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: X.C. Competes At New Englands | 10/14/2003 | See Source »

...Planet Hollywood saga could easily be titled Vegas with a Vengeance. The plot: shrugging off two bankruptcies and years of ridicule, a die-hard chain of movie-themed restaurants abandons plans for world domination to seek salvation on the Vegas Strip. The star: Robert Earl, the waggishly underdog CEO, who hopes that by opening the ultimate outlet in a flashy hotel-casino, he can thwart his detractors and restore his reputation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Relaunching Planet Earl | 10/13/2003 | See Source »

Everyone loves the underdog, and this team has worn the loser tag for 95 years. Compare this history lesson with a Marlins-Yankees series. Who really cares...

Author: By Brenda Lee, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Love It or Leeve It: A dream come true | 10/8/2003 | See Source »

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