Word: upset
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...Faced with the chance to avenge last year’s Beanpot championship loss and to upset the defending NCAA champions, Harvard (5-14-4, 5-7-4 ECAC) came up just short, yielding to No. 15 Boston College (13-9-4, 8-7-4 Hockey East), 4-3, in the final minute of the Beanpot consolation round last night at TD Banknorth Garden...
...click. We knew we had to come out with a strong start.” The cellar-dwelling Bears hung with the Crimson in the early going, but a 13-0 Harvard run during the middle of the first half put a quick end to any thoughts of an upset in Providence. The run included eight points from Matera (including two three-pointers) and put the Crimson up 27-12 with 5:35 to play in the half. By the break, the game was all but wrapped up. Harvard had shot over 48 percent from the floor, and Brown...
...Crimson” and “Number One!” were heard from both the track and the stands, as athletes and spectators alike made their approval loud and clear after realizing that the men’s track team had just pulled off an upset in nail-biting fashion. Such was the atmosphere on Saturday afternoon at Gordon Indoor Track, as the Harvard men’s and women’s track and field teams participated in the second annual Battle of Beantown meet, finishing first and second, respectively, against competitors from Boston University, Boston College...
White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel attended the Democratic caucus' briefing on the compromise and senators said he pushed hard for their support. Emanuel, a former House leader still popular with his ex-colleagues, may help win backing for the bill from House Dems upset over the loss of funding for their projects. Obama will also hit the road to sell the stimulus, visiting Elkhart, Ind., and Fort Myers, Fla., early next week. Elkhart has one of the highest unemployment rates in the country - at, 15.3%, dramatically up from 4.7% a year ago. Fort Myers has an unemployment rate...
Harvard came into the game with confidence. Quickly leaving behind its upset against Cornell on Dec. 6, the Crimson had won its past two contests against Western Ontario, 7-2, and Rochester...