Sentences with phrase «upset victory in»

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

The upset victory in the special election could explain the deviation from my model.

Lowden became the favorite of the national GOP, but Angle rode a wave of tea - party support to an upset victory in the June primary.

Sen. - elect Scott Brown's campaign used new media to help power Brown's upset victory in a heavily Democratic state.

Hochul was asked if she thought it was ironic that this scandal broke just days after her upset victory in a special election that wouldn't have taken place had it not been for the on - line scandal of a now - former congressman with a penchant for posting shirtless photos of himself.

State Sen. John Brooks has received $ 94,388 in contributions in the past six months — more than he raised in the entirety of his campaign before his upset victory in 2016 — and has $ 106,290 in the bank.

President Trump's reaction to Democrat Dough Jones» upset victory in the Alabama U.S. Senate race: «The reason I originally endorsed Luther Strange (and his numbers went up mightily), is that I said Roy Moore will not be able to win the General Election.

Brown who became a national Republican star with his upset victory in the 2010 special election for senate in Massachusetts, then lost to Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren last year, has decided to sit out this year's senate campaign.

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

As CBS2's Steve Langford reported, Thompson scored an upset victory in 2013 by defeating longtime Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes.

The 74 - year - old senator's success, including his upset victory in the Michigan primary last week, has been fueled by his appeal to younger voters, who so far have resisted Clinton's efforts to reach out to them through targeted TV ads and an increased focus on issues such as student debt.

His upset victory in a Democrat - dominated district once held by former Rep. Anthony Weiner made him a rockstar inside GOP circles, which could ostensibly help him with fundraising.

HORSE RACING — Kentucky - bred WILLOWICK ($ 26.60) ran the 1 «⅛ - mile feature in 1:48 [4/5] for an upset victory in the $ 67,600 San Fernando Stakes for 4 - year - olds at Santa Anita, Calif..

Both Mister Black and Tudor Way won the Gulf - stream Park Handicap, and in 1965 Primordial II won an upset victory in the Widener Handicap, just 10 years after El Chama (an Argentine - bred representing Venezuela) turned in an equally surprising upset in the Washington, D.C. International at Laurel.

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.

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.

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.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

In what was by far the biggest upset of Week 12, Team Jones got a shocking victory over Team Purimetla, 75 - 65.

Davis Cup upset is registered as France's Jean Borotra and America's Ellsworth Vines march off Roland Garros courts in Paris after the Frenchman's unexpected victory.

The 24 - 17 victory sent the Dolphins to Denver for an AFC divisional playoff game on Saturday against the Super Bowl champion Broncos — a rematch of quarterback titans Dan Marino and John Elway, who had met only once in 13 years before the Dolphins» 31 - 21 upset of the Broncos on Dec. 21 at Pro Player.

It's unclear what this New York Jets fan was upset about following the overtime victory against the New England Patriots, but he punched this girl straight in the face.

Del Insko drove SPEEDY RODNEY ($ 8.20) to an upset win over Noble Victory, driven by Stanley Dancer, in the $ 50,000 Gotham Trot at Yonkers.

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

It wasn't much of a reaction, really, considering that the upset of the Seminoles was one of the biggest victories in school history.

After young Rafael Osuna, the remarkable University of Southern California sophomore who burst upon the world with his doubles victory at Wimbledon, upset the enigmatic Barry MacKay in the opening singles, it seemed likely that the moment of deliverance was at hand.

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.

Week 11 of the college football season produced very few upsets; however, these offensive stars helped lead their teams to victory and stay in the hunt for a BCS bid, maybe more.

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

Troy's victory over LSU didn't look like one of Leach's upsets from back in the day (or this year), but instead featured good defense and a physical run game.

The Upset Villanova's seismic victory over Georgetown in the 1985 NCAA final was a life - altering experience for the Wildcats.

With his side at risk of suffering a huge upset at White Hart Lane, the England international came off the bench to score and inspire Spurs to a victory in a seven - goal thriller.

The redshirt freshman had his best performance in an upset victory against Oklahoma State, completing 10 of his 13 throws for 204 yards and three scores, to go along with 93 yards and another touchdown on the ground.

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

Michigan has not lost since January 2, when it was upset 75 - 74 by St. John's in Madison Square Garden, although many of its victories since then have appeared to be hairbreadth escapes from defeat.

As you can see, Youngstown State's victory actually ranks as the 15th biggest upset in college basketball postseason history.

However with an upset victory over Team Bayer and some help, they can also end up in the playoffs.

Making his first collegiate start, Florida State true freshman QB James Blackman was met by a merciless NC State defensive line that played a crucial role in the Wolfpack's upset victory.

Even after his tour de force against No. 24 Oklahoma last Saturday — Moschetti threw for 382 yards and four touchdowns and ran for a team - high 64 yards and another touchdown in the Buffaloes» 38 - 24 upset victory — he deflected credit.

The impossible befell the invincible last week and Oklahoma's scientific formula for victory (SI, Nov. 18) failed before the Fighting Irish in a truly crashing upset

Isner upset Federer in four sets for a Davis Cup victory, and people called it Isner's biggest win of his career.

Burnley's victory at Chelsea is the second - biggest upset since the beginning of last season based on the closing moneyline (Swansea closed +1200 at Liverpool in Week 23 of 2016 - 17).

Coach Lou Rossini's resourceful Violets breezed into Charlotte after an easy 78 - 59 victory over Connecticut in New York, promptly upset West Virginia (a 94 - 86 winner over Navy) 82 - 81 in overtime.

St. Francis (30 - 12), the No. 4 seed, opened the match with a 25 - 19 victory in the opening set, looking to post the upset and get back to the Division I section finals for the fifth consecutive season and eighth section final in a row overall.

Brazil 66, Spain 65: Marquinhos tipped in a miss from Marcelo Huertas in the closing seconds to give Brazil the upset victory and drop Spain to 0 - 2 in pool play.

Sevilla star Wissam Ben Yedder is revelling in last night's Champions League victory over Manchester United after scoring the two goals that sent his club through in one of the biggest upsets in the competition this season.

As the Barca manager started to walk away, Grau concluded by saying: «[Luis Enrique] seems to be very upset, but we can't understand what he means when he talks about our treatment since in victory, almost always, and when the team loses, our treatment toward him has been consistent.»

The Tigers - Cats upset the Lions back in Week 2, pulling out a 31 - 28 road victory as a 13 - point underdog.

An upset victory here would also be significant in the larger scope of things as it would even the all - time series.