Word: upset
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While Lehigh’s upset loss proves it can be beaten, Harvard’s Ivy schedule now figures to be much tougher than first thought. Princeton and Penn have demonstrated that the Crimson’s league opponents are not to be overlooked this season...
...forecasts of impending doom for the former British colony's individual freedoms. There were predictions of army tanks in the streets, democratic politicians thrown into jail, and personal liberties curtailed. Nothing like that happened, of course. Apart from anything else, Beijing knew better than to arouse international concern or upset the carefully crafted agreements with London over autonomy and the Basic Law, Hong Kong's new mini-constitution...
Watching President Bush at the United Nations brought to mind the World Cup, the pinnacle event in a sport everyone knows Americans can’t play. Even after a string of upsets, an appearance at the quarterfinals, and speculation that the United States might actually win, no one was really upset when the team lost to Germany. After all, soccer actually matters to Germany...
Harvard next plays at Hartford (4-4) on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The Hawks, who lost to Harvard in each of the past two NCAA tournaments, are coming off a huge upset victory over No. 5 California this weekend...
...Crimson will try to carry over this intensity into tomorrow night’s showdown with the Bears. A recent Ivy League bottom-dweller, the Bears (3-2-2, 0-0-1) opened its Ivy season with a tie versus Columbia. However, returning Harvard veterans recall the startling upset two years ago in which Brown stunned the Crimson...