Word: underdogs
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...voter poll was released a couple of weeks ago that showed Florida Governor Charlie Crist dropping into a tie with former state House speaker Marco Rubio - an underdog Crist had led by more than 20 points last summer - in next year's Republican primary race for the U.S. Senate. But the next day, Crist was still being Crist. Seemingly ignoring the GOP conservatives who've been lambasting him for reversing much of the red-meat legacy of his predecessor, Jeb Bush, Crist enthusiastically signed a bill expanding passenger rail in Florida - including a high-speed train system Bush made...
STORRS, CONN—Under head coach Tommy Amaker, the Crimson has had a knack for witnessing success as the underdog...
...Crimson will have its fair share of opportunities to apply that lesson as an underdog on the big stage in the near future, as it will challenge Boston College on Wednesday and Georgetown...
...pretty high up there,” the goalie said of this game’s rank in her storied career. “One of the things we talked about as a team yesterday is that we don’t want to have an underdog mentality. We are as good as Minnesota, and this just proves we are a great team...
Everybody went to the movies last weekend; hardly anyone showed up this weekend. The total box-office take was cut in half from its blockbuster Thanksgiving, and the No. 1 picture had the lowest gross of any winner since Labor Day weekend. But those rooting for an underdog had plenty to cheer about. The Blind Side - the true-life sports movie about a determined white woman and her adopted black son - finally overtook the vampires and werewolves of The Twilight Saga: New Moon at the North American wickets, according to studio estimates. And none of the three debut films...