Word: upset
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Harvard has challenged the Fates three times since the 1950s, and each time the Crimson paid dearly for its civilian hubris. In the 1980 meeting, the first since the Cold War began, the 12-point underdog Cantabs actually pulled off a 15-10 upset...and lost starting quarterback Brian Buckley to a knee injury. He was the first of four Harvard quarterbacks wounded in action...
...criminal proceedings, the superior courts have tended to hear only murder and kidnaping cases. Some assistant judges are upset with a 1982 law that allows prosecutors to take even those cases to district courts, where there are no assistant judges. Side Judge Wheel contends that "this is one place where the people's judges should sit, particularly for the sentencing of one human being who has taken the life of another...
Nevertheless, UNH showed why it is the class of New England field hockey, killing the Crimson's upset hopes with an equally strong performance...
Sorensen predicted that the added importance of television coverage would probably help Hart's chances of heating the Democratic frontrunners. He explained that TV has generally been a boon to dark horse candidates citing McGovern's upset of then Sen Edmand Muskie (D-Mc) in the 1972 primaries and Jimmy Carter's emergence from obscurity...
...varsity crew also made headlines over the summer. After suffering a stunning upset against Yale June 5 in New London, Conn., the varsity heavies knocked off the Elis, Brown, and Washington on June 18 in the Cincinnati Invitational Regatta, which annually determines the national champion. The Pac 10's best led most of he way; the Crimson caught the Huskies with 25 meters left and won the two-kilometer race by two feet...