Word: upset
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...Crimson’s delight, sophomore intercollegiate No. 10 Mike Blumberg looked as if he might pull off a stunning upset over...
...Sport in South Africa has proved to be a unifying and empowering force," said South Africa's President Thabo Mbeki at the weekend opening ceremony in Cape Town, in which some 4,500 volunteer performers staged a stirring African-themed spectacular. South Africa also has visions of a stirring upset before the home crowds over heavily favored Australia. Most of the upset so far, though, centers on the eight opening-round matches scheduled to be played in Zimbabwe and Kenya. New Zealand refused to play in Kenya, citing security concerns stemming from last year's suicide bomb attack...
...high enrollment figure comes after the Linguistics department denied Vaux tenure in a process that upset both Vaux and many of his students...
Senior Robbie Griffin (165 lbs.) came up with the biggest individual upset of the day to help secure Harvard’s victory. Having lost earlier in the day and down 7-4 midway through the final period to No. 9 Noel Thompson, the situation looked bleak for Griffin...
...Crimson (4-2) pulled off a major upset over No. 15 Washington in the semifinals Saturday with a 4-3 win, but then was itself upset 4-3 by No. 71 Minnesota in the finals...