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...Footval League, and the World Hockey Association have found out, it is difficult and painful to battle the establishment in the sporting world. Those rebel leagues kicked and screamed enough to make their older rivals take notice, feel a bit of pain, and finally consider harboring parts of the upstart groups...
Harvard hockey, in the midst of resurrecting a lost tradition, relived its best forgotten recent past when RPI goalie Kevin Constantine led a squad of upstart foes past the Crimson, 6-2, at the Bright Hockey Center Saturday night...
Having survived their closest brush with elimination in four years by edging once-and-probably-not-future Bruin coach Don Cherry's skaters four games to three, the Canadiens now move on to the NHL finals, where they will face the upstart New York Rangers beginning tomorrow night...
...virtue of a division title is Boston, which finished third in the overall point totals. Right now, the Bruins are not the third best team in the league. If goalie Gerry Cheevers does not play well, or if the scrappy Bruin attack bogs down as it has recently, an upstart could surprise them in the quarters...
Wendy's, founded in Columbus only a decade ago, is a highly successful upstart. Its distinctive outlets, with their Gay Nineties decor, have been popping up all over the country. Last year alone Wendy's opened 502 units, bringing the total to 1,400. One result: the company's earnings surged 56%, to $23.2 million, on sales of $783 million. Even so, analysts say, average sales advances in Wendy's shops have slowed in recent months, and they expect that deceleration to continue. Still, Wendy's intends to stick with its limited line of hamburgers...