Sentences with phrase «major upset»

Below is a look at every weight class, with championship and semifinal predictions — and some dark horse selections who may be primed for major upsets in each bracket.

The Maroons are, in fact, a good bet to pull the first major upset of the tournament.

A careful analysis of the potential «small teams» causing major upsets against the so - called «big teams» can be very rewarding.

With Kentucky, the No. 2 Tennessee Volunteers, the No. 3 Vanderbilt Commodores and the No. 4 Florida Gators all waiting for their Friday games, we won't see many major upsets on Day 1.

Okay, major upset here.

We also saw major upsets including Furman (+1400) over Central Florida and Southern Alabama (+702) over San Diego State.

But teams that run their offense through one or two star players can pull off major upsets when these stars catch fire on the right day.

Among the great things that happened on November 4, voters ousted anti-consumer judges in major upsets by electing two chief justices and two supreme court incumbents, and re-electing the West Virginia attorney general, who has been relentlessly targeted by «tort reform» groups and attacked during the campaign by U.S. Chamber of Commerce - supported ads, which were produced by the same nice folks who brought you the famous «swift boat» spots.

Week 3 of the college football season had some interesting outcomes, but it was without too many major upsets, despite some scares.

As is often the case in college football, however, the moneyline was far more chaotic, with unexpected teams, such as Duke and Syracuse benefiting from major upsets that made them ultimately profitable on the year.

There's only one lone wolf among ESPN's 13 experts who thinks the Raiders can pull off a second major upset in as many weeks (appropriately, the pick comes from former Raiders defensive player of the year Eric Allen).

We have seen Teams pull major upsets in the past in All Sports Series.

The first day of the first round of the 2017 NCAA men's basketball tournament is in the books, but it was far less exciting than last year's opening round which featured several major upsets and buzzer - beaters...

They enter the Playoffs with such bullseyes that we normally see at least one major upset along the way..

Dnt let this blog fool you, a carpenter win would be a major major upset and a big blow to Cuomo.

In addition to open communication and a willingness to trust and be vulnerable again, creating a healthy marriage after an affair (or any other major upset) requires time — including time together and time to heal.

Midtable / bottom table teams causing major upsets......... The Likes of Leicester and Watford are tearing many a new one.......

We've already seen one major upset in the quarterfinal round with Roma coming back to stun Barcelona on Tuesday, and we even saw Liverpool head to the Etihad Stadium and beat Manchester City away from home.

It's not just the major upsets either.

This is potentially a major upset for gay rights, and could lead to confusion for employers who are left to wonder whether they could be sued if they or their staff discriminate against gay employees.

As France heads into its presidential elections this weekend, European entrepreneurs are girding for a major upset.

Zimbabwe's ruling party saw some major upsets and raucous bickering during its primaries this week ahead of general elections due by August.

The weekend box office saw some major upsets, not the least of which was Pacific Rim: Uprising being the movie to finally topple Black Panther as the highest - grossing weekender in the United States.

There's no question Hollywood pushed the story forward, even in a year without any major upsets.

They had many clean chances for goals, but they couldn't score, and when it ended 1 - 0 in Pakistan's favor, one of the major upsets of the Games, Charlesworth dropped back down into his squat, his head bowed, while all around him the Pakistani players fell to the ground, kissing the artificial pitch, surrounding the pale little man as if he were a fallen idol who had to be sacrificed — which, in a way, he was.

Liverpool gave the English top flight some life last season as sheer momentum gave them a thrilling eleven - game winning streak just at the right time as they looked like causing a major upset and winning their first title for 24 years.

The Louisville Cardinals avoided a major upset on a rainy Saturday night by toppling the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles 21 - 17 on Saturday night.

When all was said and done, it was # 10 DTD SO pulling off one of the major upsets on the night and knocking out # 2 Delta Chi.

# 2 KSig JR entered the Semis with # 6 AEPi as the favorites — having the better record and defeating AEPi by 11 in the Regular Season as well — however, AEPi had just pulled off a major upset in the Quarters..

The day had some exciting stuff go on throughout, but at the end of the day, there were just two major upsets.

The New Orleans Hornets pulled off a major upset and stopped the Denver Nuggets from reaching their franchise - record 16th straight win on Wednesday night, winning 110 - 86.

Still hurting from that day, Vahid Halilhodzic's side will be hoping to cause a major upset here and beat one of the tournament favourites to progress to the quarter - finals.

On paper, those two nations will be expected to compete for top spot, with Tunisia and Panama looking to spoil the party and cause a major upset.

Toss in the motivational fact that West Virginia ended its series with the Thundering Herd three years ago and has long insisted that it gets nothing out of playing its «little brother,» and all the pieces for yet another major upset seemed to be in place.

The idea of the «Magic of the FA Cup» has long been tied to the possibility for major upsets, but here is the real magic.

After a Round One that went very close to form — based on the NCAA committee seedings (except for the Southwest region — where the better seeds went 3 - 5 in the opening round), Saturday finally showed some signs of major upsets.

We caused some major upsets and gained respect from some of the best university dodgeball players and teams.»

The Davidson Wildcats are the lone obstacle standing in the way of the Duke Blue Devils jumping into ACC play undefeated, and it would be the major upset of the college basketball season if Mike Krzyzewski's squad was tripped up on Wednesday night.

Still, Mourinho's men are up against some big teams in the final few games of the season, Arsenal included, so is Wenger right to say there might still be a chance for his side to cause a major upset?

Our Championship opponents Nottingham Forest have recently sacked Mark Warburton after dropping out of the promotion race and as they are now firmly ensconced in mid-table they have little else to play for except a glorious FA Cup run, and with the new - manager boost they are capable of causing a major upset today against the holders.

Curzon Ashton, the slayers of Westfields, were rewarded with a televised tie against AFC Wimbledon, and looked set for a major upset when they took a three - goal lead just after the hour.

Week 2 of the Barclay's Premier League did not see any major upsets like Swansea's Week 1 win at Manchester United, but was a solid weekend full of draws.

One of the best goalkeepers in the world, David de Gea is still young and will be hoping to be part of a major upset as Manchester United take on Europe's elite again.

Week 6 brought one major upset (Iowa State over Oklahoma), another big one that wasn't all that shocking given recent history (Michigan State over Michigan), and a handful of other interesting results.

In fact, there were no major upsets and no award winner was listed at longer than +250.

This was a major upset since Virginia actually entered the World Series with the worst odds (+1400) of winning it all.

When talented 19 - year - old rookie Yani Tseng finally relaxed and got into the flow, she shot past the biggest names in women's golf and pulled off a major upset at the LPGA Championship

UCF avoided a major upset with a last - second field goal.

I wouldn't put it beyond Sutton to create a major upset on Monday.

This is an oversimplification and these returns would obviously be smaller if there are any major upsets in the other regions.