Word: face-off
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...when the Crimson lined up for the opening face-off with the Bulldogs, many Crimson minds reverted back to Friday's emotionally draining upset--one that handed Harvard its second straight Beanpot championship--of Northeastern...
...when the two squads face-off tonight at Bright Center, revenge will be on the minds of both. The Huskies will be looking to get back the pot they won in 1979 and 1980. Last year, the Crimson upset Northeastern in a five-overtime decision, 3-2. Meanwhile, the icewomen will try to average the 7-2 shellacking the Huskies gave them earlier this year...
Better relations with the allies are indispensable, but the relationship that will determine the course of world diplomacy is that between the U.S. and the Soviets. In the first week of the new Kremlin leadership, that crucial face-off has taken a small turn for the better. But already, there is a cacophonous counterpoint to the gentle mood music: TASS, the official Soviet news agency, huffed that Shultz's press conference indicated that the Reagan Administration remains committed to "a course of confrontation." If the new civility is not to give way once again to angry rhetoric, flexible...
...both U.S. and Soviet interests in the outcome, the Falklands showdown remained the oddity it has been from the beginning: a case of 19th century gunboat confrontation in the late 20th century. The last-minute oscillations between peace and war were a product of the very nature of the face-off. Britain's firm conviction throughout has been that only by means of the steady escalation of both military and diplomatic pressure could Argentina be forced to relinquish a prize that it had taken by an illegal armed invasion. As Prime Minister Thatcher, the Iron Lady of British politics...
Rutgers kicked off the scoring with a goal at 7:14 of the first quarter, got another right after winning a face-off with less than a minute left in the same period, a third at 2.35 of the second quarter...