Sentences with phrase «upset victory over»

But does the Kobo Vox have what it takes to pull out an upset victory over the two big - name champs of the eReader / tablet crossover market?

Laika's «Kubo and the Two Strings» scored an upset victory over «Zootopia» in the animated film category, where it was the only nominee not made by Disney / Pixar.

Showtime Boxing: Highlights from John Molina Jr.'s upset victory over brawler Ruslan Provodnikov, as well as Demetrius Andrade defeating Willie Nelson and Dejan Zlaticanin winning the WBC Lightweight World Championship.

That was the case in a special election in 2011 when Democrat Kathy Hochul won an upset victory over Republican Assemblywoman Jane Corwin in a heavily Republican district at a time when Paul Ryan, then House budget chairman, was talking about reforming and cutting Medicare.

Soares turned a wave of community engagement and debate over the criminal justice system into an upset victory over incumbent Paul Clyne in the Democratic primary.

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.

Miller, a staunch conservative, won an upset victory over Stirpe despite being outspent by a large margin.

Mr. Wadhams is highly regarded in Republican political circles, helping to guide John Thune to his upset victory over Tom Daschle in 2004.

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

Ms. Lynch's campaign manager, Sally Frank, spearheaded Assemblywoman Nily Rozic's upset victory over a county - backed candidate in 2012; WFP endorsed Ms. Rozic as well.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders» campaign is hoping for an upset victory over Hillary Clinton in the upcoming Iowa caucuses, and to that end has quietly assembled an extensive ground game with 100 paid staff members and trained volunteer leaders for each of the state's 1,681 caucus precincts.

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.

Though Westchester County has been considered a Democratic stronghold for years, the Republican Party is feeling its oats lately after Rob Astorino scored an upset victory over longtime Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano.

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

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.

Two years ago, Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino cruised to an upset victory over former Rep. Rick Lazio to win the GOP nomination for governor.

Long's hoping a strong showing from the presidential candidate in New York could boost her to an upset victory over Democrat incumbent Chuck Schumer.

Only one week after his upset victory over Rick Lazio in the Republican primary, Paladino is now breathing down Cuomo's neck.

The county has a significant Democrat - to - Republican enrollment advantage, but has been elected GOP leaders, including County Executive Rob Astorino, who won an upset victory over former Democratic Executive Andy Spano in 2009.

Republican Senate candidate Bob Turner is out with his first television ad this morning, calling attention to his upset victory over David Weprin in the special election to replace disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner.

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.

Considering that Michigan State is playing at home after an upset victory over Notre Dame, this might be the ideal opportunity to fade (bet against) the Spartans.

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

For the first time since George Washington invented the backdoor play and coached the Continental Army to an upset victory over the Redcoats, the NCAA tournament is returning to the vicinity of Valley Forge.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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).

Not exact matches

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

After a Gareth Bale - inspired blitz of Internazionale in the group stage and, in the last 32, a narrow victory over Inter's city rivals across two legs, another upset against European royalty didn't seem beyond the North Londoners.

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?

Progressive Democrats notched a big victory over their establishment counterparts in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary Tuesday as an insurgent candidate backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) upset the incumbent lieutenant governor.

During overtime... Franklinville's time was over — Delaware Academy's (Delhi) Lady Bulldogs basketball team upset the previously unbeaten Franklinville Panthers, Sunday, with a buzzer - beating three - pointer to extend the Class D State Championship for a Delhi victory, 54 - 51 at Hudson Valley Community College.

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

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.

(CNN)- Christine O'Donnell's upset win over Rep. Mike Castle in the Delaware Republican Senate primary is also another major victory for the Tea Party Express and for Sarah Palin.

Hempstead also was home to the night's biggest upset: Democrat Laura Gillen's victory over GOP Town Supervisor Anthony Santino.

Abzug won election as a progressive, anti-war reformer in an upset primary victory over longtime Democratic Congressmember Leonard Farbstein.

Leading Democrats privately predict that Hillary Clinton will win a closer - than - originally - expected victory over Bernie Sanders in the April 19 primary — but they're also conceding that «Clinton exhaustion» could produce a surprise upset.

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.