Word: upsets
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...that threat just set the stage for McEneaney's explosion, and the chance for the upset went down the drain...
...cities and towns of Israel last week, the people had reason to rejoice. It was Passover week, when families celebrate the flight from Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. The populace also had a grand secular occasion to celebrate: the upset victory (78 to 77) of a Tel Aviv basketball team over Italy in the European championship at Belgrade...
Once the game was finished, however, those who stayed tuned to Israeli radio and TV heard a shocking message. Premier Yitzhak Rabin, 55, had waited for game's end to take to the air waves and declare another stunning upset-his own. Rabin announced to the country that he would not lead his ruling Labor Party in the May 17 elections -and that he wanted to resign immediately. His reason: he and his wife Leah had held two U.S. bank accounts in violation of Israeli law, and their value was far higher than the couple had earlier admitted...
...most famous upset since Harry Truman beat Thomas Dewey, the Harvard track team returned to its old form and annihilated Princeton, 97-57, on a windy afternoon Saturday at Soldiers Field. The Crimson took 12 out of 16 first places and both relays in its spring debut, to lower Princeton's record to 3-3 outdoors...
...watch include Tom Fleming of Bloomfield, N.J., who twice has finished second, Mexico's Mario Cuevas and Toronto's Jerome Drayton (2:10.08 lifetime best). But the excitement of the Boston Marathon is in part due to the unpredictability of the finish: dark horse runners often manage to upset the favorites (Rodgers, Cusack and Fultz all fit into that category) so it's best to be prepared for the unexpected...