Word: upsetness
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Yale has fed off that energy to win 13 of its last 16 Ivy League home games, included an upset victory over league champion Penn last year, although certainly no match up elicits the emotion that pervades Lee for a battle between the oldest of the Ancient Eight. While Housman’s experienced the negative aspect of that emotion, Yale first year point guard Chris Andrews, who helped seal the victory by scoring 10 points on 10-of-12 shooting from the free throw line in the final seven minutes, was introduced to the power of his home crowd...
That may change in Torino if Meissner keeps with tradition: the past two women's gold medalists have come from the U.S., were teenagers and claimed their titles in upset wins. If Meissner can do that, maybe even her brothers will pay attention...
...accident that killed her in 1986 (another girl, whom Frey doesn't mention, also died in the accident). "We knew the name," Sanders says. "We didn't know him personally. His name was never mentioned in any connection with the accident at all." (Sanders isn't nearly as upset about the book as a lot of other people. "I don't wish him bad," she says. "He seems like he's a good writer. He should've been a little more careful, I guess...
...over a cup of gourmet coffee, I thought I should never again complain about having to wait in line an extra minute or two or having to shovel the walkway after a snowstorm or gripe when a store is out of my favorite item. The next time I get upset over trivial, everyday things, I should step back and look at the big picture. Jeffrey N. Achber Laconia, New Hampshire...
...thought we did a pretty good job of defending the big sheet, which is difficult to do,” Stone said. “I was just disappointed in the last 20 minutes.”At the outset, though, Harvard seemed prepared to upset the Wildcats in their first game atop the national polls. After generating several odd-man rushes out of the UNH zone in the contest’s opening minutes, the Crimson jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on junior Liza Solley’s eighth goal of the season...