Word: upset
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...result, the Cantabs dominated the early portion of the game, out-shooting the Huskies, 16-9, in the first half. Only Harvard's inability to turn its superior plays into points stopped the Crimson from pulling off what would have been a major upset...
...race between Shamie and Kerry has drawn national attention because Shamie scored a tremendous primary upset over Elliot L. Richardson '41. The race is pits two rivals from opposite ends of the political spectrum against each other--Kerry is a liberal, and Shamie is a conservative who drapes himself in the mantle of President Reagan...
With 125 points, the net women defeated their Ivy hosts in four of six events and upset the defending champion Tigers, who edged Syracuse University for second place with 76 points...
...State Upset...
...White House Chief of Staff James Baker once jokingly referred to it as a Communist country. But as both parties held primaries last week to nominate candidates for the Senate seat vacated by ailing Democrat Paul Tsongas, there were signs that the political winds were shifting. In a stunning upset, Political Neophyte Raymond Shamie, a conservative Republican businessman and unabashed Reagan booster, trounced former Attorney General Elliot Richardson, a progressive with a mile-long resume of public service, by an astounding 24 points (62% to 38%). Said Boston Political Consultant Michael Goldman...