Word: upset
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...repulsive upset of the Baltimore Colts by the upstart New York Jets was an affront to all that is logical and decent in the world of sports. Where are the days of Vince Lombardi when the press couldn't come into the locker room until the Packers had prayed? Please, Vince come back. Don't let those long haired troublemakers take over America...
...goal destroyed the Bruin hopes of an upset and prevented a recurrence of the cliff-hanging meeting that Brown had subjected Harvard to in their last game. In that game the Crimson won in over time after trailing by three goals...
Early in the contest it did not seem unlikely that the Bruins could upset Harvard. Goalie Burns, on whom the Crimson had scored eight times before, was impenetrable. He weathered a two-man deficit in the opening period and gained strength as the game went on, turning away ten shots in the first period, 18 in the second, and 19 in the third for a total of 47 saves...
...record, after a pre-trip upset of Rutgers, Harvard lost its first round game in the California Winter Classic to host University of California at Santa Barbara, 88-62. The next night, three men scored 20 points or more as the Crimson bounced back to take third place, beating Loyola of New Orleans, 95-84. Later in the week, Harvard lost to a physically rugged San Jose State squad, 91-75 and San Francisco...
...serve at three-quarter speed because of an ailing elbow, Ashe won handily 6-8, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3. As expected, Smith and Lutz downed the team of Ruffels and Teeny-Lobber John Alexander, 17, in straight sets. In the final two singles matches, Bowrey upset Ashe, but Graebner outlasted Ruffels in five sets, and the U.S. recaptured the Cup with an impressive 4-1 victory...