Sentences with phrase «upset victory»

The only upset victories in recent political history, he said, have come with the backing of major unions and a racial or ethnic issue behind them.

In the special election held that September to replace him, Republican Bob Turner pulled off a stunning upset victory over Democrat David Weprin.

The shocking upset victory of Donald Trump has crumbled the ground under the environmental movement in the U.S., just as that movement started to feel like it was entering a new era: Keystone XL had been defeated; carbon regulations on the nation's power plants were launched; Atlantic drilling was halted; and most pivotally, the U.S. joined the landmark Paris climate agreement.

Atom soon scores a couple of upset victories against larger opponents in front of audiences full of what appear to be Mad Max extras.

The difference has been Astorino, a no - nonsense fiscal conservative whose stunning upset victory in 2009 over long - time incumbent, Democrat Andy Spano.

However, the betting public seems to have a short memory, as 8 out of 10 spread bets are sticking with Atlanta to win by 7 or more against a 5 - 4 Titans team who has been plagued by inconsistency, yet looked good last week in a 30 - 3 upset victory on the road against the high - flying Panthers

The stirring upset victory by the 1980 U.S. hockey team, recounted in this SI Classic, made those Olympians our Sportsmen of the Year

While losing so decisively, the American team might have tried formation changes which worked so effectively in the past — such as the scissors play used by Vic Seixas and Tony Trabert in their big upset victory in 1953 or the tandem that Olmedo and Richardson sprang on Fraser last year.

After their massive upset victory over Florida State, Tom O'Brien was certainly one happy guy.

In the video posted by Channel 4, Nix is heard saying that the company did much of the work behind Trump's campaign, which resulted in a shocking upset victory over Hillary Clinton in November 2016.

The results are in, and Americans are shocked by a Donald Trump upset victory over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) David McFarland scored 15 points, including a dunk to give SIU - Edwardsville a 10 - point lead with a minute - and - a-half left to play, and the Cougars knocked Jacksonville State out of a three - way tie for third place in the Ohio Valley Conference with a 75 - 67 upset victory Saturday afternoon.

U.S. Sen. - elect Doug Jones, the Democrat who scored a major upset victory in Alabama over Republican Roy Moore, quietly received some help during his campaign from New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Larry Zacarese, an assistant police chief at Stony Brook University making his first run for office, pulled off a resounding upset victory over veteran state Sen. Phil Boyle (R - Bay Shore) in the Republican primary for Suffolk County sheriff Tuesday.

Last night's victory by Premier Christy Clark and the BC Liberals will go down in British Columbia political history as one of the biggest upset victories ever.

With no line movement thus far, spread bettors are giving the slight edge to Houston either securing a huge upset victory or losing by seven points or less against the AFC North champion Ravens.

Two leading stables traded upset victories at Aqueduct and Garden State Park, and one side effect was a change in the winter book for next season's Kentucky Derby

Not surprisingly, public bettors are eager to back the red - hot Musketeers after consecutive upset victories over Maryland (closed +126 on the moneyline), Florida State (+270) and Arizona (+310).

The University of Kentucky football team has known some miserable afternoons in recent years, but successive upset victories over Mississippi and Auburn herald happier days

Mr. Turner also shrewdly focused his campaign's spending on Jewish and Russian media with audiences geographically concentrated in the district, allowing him to leverage his shoestring campaign into a five - point upset victory and a new job in Washington.

Pataki, who scored his own upset victory in 1994 against then - three - term Gov. Mario Cuomo, is backing her candidacy.

Blake Filippi, a progressive attorney and independent candidate for Rhode Island state assembly, has won a monumental upset victory against incumbent Representative Donna Walsh.

If Moonlight's thrilling upset victory over La La Land two minutes after the best picture prize was incorrectly called for the latter left everyone's heads spinning, we still don't know how sweeping the Academy's membership truly is or how far - reaching its effects will be.

(It's not Moreau's first upset victory of the year, incidentally: she beat Kristin Scott Thomas to the César back in March.)

I also received a press release from John Haggerty's brother, Bart, chief of staff to NYC Councilman Eric Ulrich, which proclaimed Ognibene the «newly - minted» chairman of the Queens GOP, who is preparing to take over as the party «begins an era of resurgence in the wake of the recent upset victory of Congressman Bob Turner for Republicans in the hotly contested race for the 9th Congressional District.»

The result made USA Today: «St. Ignatius College Prep (San Francisco) made a statement for the West Coast in boys lacrosse with a come - from - behind, 10 - 8 upset victory against No. 2 The Landon School (Bethesda, Md.) on Tuesday.»

Progressive groups and some political party leaders said Tuesday's upset victory by Democrat Christine Pellegrino in a district that voted heavily for President Donald Trump may signal further Democratic gains in November's general elections.

Now, since his stunning upset victory in the U.S. presidential election, bond yields have spiked to their highest levels since last January, and many people are putting the blame on him for that.

Spurs secured a hard - fought 1 - 1 draw at the Bernabeu in mid-October, and they will be hoping to pull off a massive upset victory over Los Blancos in the reverse fixture.

It expands on five well - worn themes that were central to the Liberals» stunning upset victory in the Oct. 19 election.

And, the chairman — as many underdog Republicans have before him — likes to remind everyone that a little - known state senator named Pataki came out of nowhere back in 1994 and defeated the liberal lion, former Gov. Mario Cuomo, in a major upset victory.

Larry Zacarese, an assistant police chief at Stony Brook University making his first run for office, pulled off a resounding upset victory over veteran state Sen. Phil Boyle, who was backed by the party, in the Republican primary for Suffolk County sheriff.

Although Foley enjoyed a big upset victory two years ago, Zeldin was the favored candidate in a Siena poll released Saturday.

Exactly a decade after Brokeback Mountain was famously snubbed at the 2006 Oscars — thwarted by Paul Haggis» Crash in a shocking upset victory — Carol's snub is just how the Academy does business.

But Trump's upset victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 presidential election has cast doubt on the future of a federal tax break for renewable energy seen critical to the industry's continued growth.

Many congressional Republican leaders and political pundits were quick to write - off Doug Jones» upset victory in Alabama as a fluke win against an extremely vulnerable opponent.

And their desire to break from the liberal orthodoxy is evidenced by Conor Lamb's upset victory in the special congressional election in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night.

Soros supported Trump's opponent, Hillary Clinton, and contributed millions to super PACs backing her campaign, so it may come as no surprise that he was skeptical of the market after Trump's upset victory.

Propelled by a late - race gamble not to pit for fresh tires, Ryan Newman snapped a 127 - race winless streak and scored an upset victory Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway.

Northwestern coach Jerry Brown, and everyone else associated with the team, was excited to pull off the upset victory over Stanford on Saturday.

Despite their 4 - 0 record and last week's 30 - 6 upset victory over Michigan State, # 8 Wisconsin opened as 10.5 - point road underdogs against # 4 Michigan.

Coming off last week's upset victory, Iowa opened as 11.5 - point favorites at the market - setting Pinnacle sportsbook.

Since 2005, teams coming off this type of upset victory have gone just 58 - 69 ATS (45.7 %).

Paul led the Illini with 35 points, adding four rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks in the upset victory.

Billy Haughton was meanwhile enjoying his best year ever, winning the Adios, Little Brown Jug, Messenger and Shapiro, as well as driving Christopher T. to an upset victory in the Hambletonian, the only major race he had not captured.

The upset victory may persuade Venezuela to send its team to the World Bridge Olympiad in New York next May.

With the massive upset victory, it's time to celebrate the Chile National Team.

The happy faces also reflect twice - beaten Baylor's 13 - 7 upset victory over unbeaten Tennessee.

Even though he got lit up, Luck got the last laugh by pulling off the upset victory.

HORSE RACING — On a day of major prep races for the May 2 Kentucky Derby, upset victories were the rule.