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NEWS ABOUT: upset

upset stories: 9 news summaries

 South Carolina Sacks 
 No. 4 Mississippi 

Gamecocks hound Rebs' star Snead in 16-10 victory

Sep 24, 09 10:51 PM CDT
(AP) - Mississippi wasn't ready for the top five—or South Carolina's defense. Star passer Jevan Snead was hounded all game and the fourth-ranked Rebels never got in gear, losing at South Carolina 16-10 tonight. The Gamecocks (3-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) had been 1-31 all-time against top-5 foes, but gave its home... More »

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NCAA football • Southeastern Conference • Houston Nutt • Mississippi Rebels • AP Top 25 • South Carolina Gamecocks • upset • Steve Spurrier • Jevan Snead

US OPEN

 Oudin's Upset Run 
 Ends in Quarters 

American teen sensation loses to No. 9 seed Wozniacki

Sep 9, 09 8:25 PM CDT
(AP) - Melanie Oudin's magical US Open is over. Showing signs of shakiness in her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, the 17-year-old American got off to a slow start tonight against No. 9-seeded Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark and never really recovered, losing 6-2, 6-2. More »

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Maria Sharapova • US Open Tennis • teenager • Elena Dementieva • upset • Melanie Oudin • Caroline Wozniacki

US OPEN

 No. 2 Murray Sent Packing 

16th-seeded Cilic ousts British star in straight sets

Sep 8, 09 5:49 PM CDT
(AP) - Second-ranked Andy Murray was surprisingly ousted from the US Open today by 16th-seeded Croatian Marin Cilic, a lopsided 7-5, 6-2, 6-2 match in the fourth round. Cilic overcame two set points in the first set, then pounded Murray over the last two to make his first career Grand Slam quarterfinal.... More »

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Roger Federer • US Open Tennis • Britain • Grand Slam tennis • British press • Andy Murray • upset • Marin Cilic

US OPEN

 Upset Bug Bites No. 5 Jankovic 


Sep 3, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(AP) - One night after her beloved grandmother died back in her native Serbia, fifth seed Jelena Jankovic fell victim to the upset bug at the US Open today, losing in the second round to Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan. "I was very sad and emotionally I was really not on... More »

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Serbia • US Open • Jelena Jankovic • US Open Tennis • deaths • grandmother • upset • Yaroslava Shvedova

US OPEN

 American Oudin 
 Upsets No. 4 Dementieva 

No. 70 Melanie Oudin wins 5-7, 6-4, 6-3

Sep 3, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tiny but determined American teen Melanie Oudin delivered the biggest upset of the US Open so far with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory over no. 4 Elena Dementieva today at Flushing Meadows, the New York Times reports. “When I play with no fear, that’s when I play... More »

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New York City • US Open Tennis • women's tennis • Elena Dementieva • upset • Melanie Oudin • ranking

wimbledon

 US Teen Oudin  
 Upsets Jankovic 


Jun 27, 09 12:38 PM CDT
(AP) - American teenager Melanie Oudin pulled off the biggest upset of the first week at Wimbledon today, beating former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic, 6-7 (8), 7-5, 6-2. The No. 6-seeded Jankovic struggled with the heat on a sunny, 82-degree afternoon and took a 12-minute break after the first set. Meanwhile, five-time... More »

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tennis • Wimbledon • Jelena Jankovic • women's tennis • upset • tournament • Melanie Oudin

OPINION

Stunning US Soccer Upset Matches 'Miracle on Ice'

Underdog US team's surprise win over Spain is a victory to be savored

Jun 25, 09 1:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Last night's stunning soccer victory over Spain by the US team ranks up there with 1980's "Miracle on Ice" Olympic defeat of the Russians as one of the greatest upsets ever pulled off by Americans, George Vecsey writes in the New York Times. The Confederations Cup victory over the... More »

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soccer • Team USA (soccer) • FIFA • US Soccer • 2010 World Cup • upset • Confederations Cup

(Newser) - In an upset of enormous proportions in the soccer world, the US knocked off mighty Spain today to reach the finals of the Confederations Cup, reports the BBC. Top-ranked Spain hadn’t lost a game since November 2006, the AP adds. The 2-0 victory moves the US men’s team... More »

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Spain • soccer • US Soccer • upset • Confederations Cup

(Newser) - The Netherlands’ upset of a squad full of big-league Dominican talent still seems pretty far-fetched, Jeff Passan writes for Yahoo Sports the day after the stunning Dutch victory in the World Baseball Classic. “They beat a team paid more than $80 million this year by melding kids trying to... More »

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David Ortiz • Netherlands • Dominican Republic • Jose Reyes • World Baseball Classic • Randall Simon • upset • Felipe Alou

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