Sentences with phrase «upset victory on»

Astorino often compares himself to Pataki, who was a little - known state senator way behind in the polls when he surged to an upset victory on Election Day, ousting a national liberal icon, former Gov. Mario Cuomo.

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

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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.

If you happen to think the Eagles can upset the Patriots, or simply believe it's way too close of a game to bet on an outright winner, you might consider gambling on the total score rather than the victory outcome.

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.

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.

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

This time the university issued not a sentence on Brennan's status, and without even a written contract Brennan began to build a promising team including 25 veterans from the»57 squad which, after all, lost only three games and won seven, including a stirring victory over Army and an upset of Oklahoma, which had been unbeaten for 47 games.

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.

After three - straight victories, the Blues were almost upset on the road against lowly Newcastle United and are yet to truly rediscover their best form.

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

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 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.

On a weekend filled with upsets, there were strange scores and last - ditch victories.

I'll view UMBC's win as major college sports» greatest upset ever, because of the stage on which it happened and the flip - flopped margin of victory, and Chaminade's as the most unbelievable, because it's amazing the Silverswords landed a game against a DI power to begin with, let alone stayed within 50 points, let alone won.

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).

Wayne Rooney is the only player who could help United spring an upset, and a United victory would be just that − an upset, but even he doesn't look capable of carrying the Red Devils, not on current form anyway.

Rovers, on the other hand, have rarely claimed a win let alone caused any major upsets of their own, with their only piece of inspiration being a two match unbeaten run back home in league action, although Rovers are without a league victory for well over a month now, an eight game unwanted run.

Their team has been the king of upsets of late having watched Mick McCarthy's charges seal stunning wins over Chelsea and Liverpool within the last three weeks alone, and after thrashing Doncaster Rovers 5 - 0 in the FA Cup during the week to record what was their most emphatic victory in over eight years, will come face - to - face with the Reds once again aiming to complete what would be an historic set of back - to - back league wins over Liverpool for the very first time since 1950, incidentially the last occasion Wolves had won on Merseyside before this very season — A sign perhaps?

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.

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.

Christine Pellegrino was a last - minute candidate for Democrats in the special election for the 9th District Assembly seat, which she won in an upset victory against Conservative Tom Gargiulo on Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

According to her, «Last night, I congratulated Donald Trump and offered to work with him on behalf of our country,» the defeated candidate told supporters, holding back tears in her first public remarks since the Republican's upset victory.

Two polls from Siena College and Quinnipiac University have shown Cuomo's margin of victory diminished by a generic candidate running to his left — surveys that have emboldened the activist wing of the party upset with his stances on tax cuts and charter schools.

Hochul won her upset special election victory messaging about the dire effects Wisconsin GOP Rep. Paul Ryan's controversial budget would have on Medicare.

Despite some big victories in recent weeks and a possible upset win in the red state of Alabama, Democrats still can't agree on what the party stands for.

According to Fred Dicker, «leading Democrats privately predict» that Clinton will win a closer - than - originally - expected victory over Sanders on April 19, but they're also conceding that «Clinton exhaustion» could produce a surprise upset.

The spending on behalf of Republican candidate George Hoehmann helped him score an upset victory over six - term Democratic incumbent Alex Gromack.

Democrats blasted the move, and the timing of the announcement, saying Walker was trying to gin up conservative voters and draw attention away from an upset Democratic victory in a special state Senate election on Tuesday.

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.

In 2011, the one - time Ward 6 alderman pulled off an upset victory over party favorite Andi Turco - Levin in the GOP mayoral primary before going on to getting trounced by Gallo in the general election.

The Hill reported: «On Tuesday, Biden campaigned twice in Pennsylvania with Democratic House candidate Conor Lamb, whom polls show has a good chance of pulling off an upset special election victory next week in a district long held by Republicans.

Two years ago, a surprise victory for «The Lives of Others» over «Volver» in the top category raised the German film's profile considerably in the awards derby, leading to another upset on Oscar night.

The Jersey Journal reports on New Leader Chris Gasden's upset victory to win a City Council seat in Jersey City.

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

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.