Thesaurus / opponent
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Maryland hasn’t played the same opponent on back-to-back nights since January 1949 at Miami.
IN SCHEDULE SHUFFLE, MARYLAND WILL HOST NEBRASKA ON BACK-TO-BACK DAYS NEXT WEEKEMILY GIAMBALVOFEBRUARY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe game at Texas Southern was thrown together Friday, about 30 hours before tip-off, when Texas Southern also had an opponent suddenly cancel because of the virus.
A RARE DISEASE, A COVID DIAGNOSIS, A PAINFUL DECISION: THE DEATH OF BASKETBALL COACH LEW HILLDAVE SHEININFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTAt just 19, he’s accustomed to being hunted by every opponent and still finding a way to make you remember him.
AN NBA EXPERIMENT LETS DRAFT PROSPECTS SKIP COLLEGE, STAY HOME AND GET PAID TO PLAYMICHAEL LEEFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POSTFirst off, California may have been Democratic-leaning in 2003, but it has a notably deeper shade of blue today, which will make it more challenging for Newsom’s opponents to engineer his ouster.
CALIFORNIA’S GAVIN NEWSOM WILL LIKELY FACE A RECALL ELECTION — BUT HE’LL PROBABLY SURVIVE ITGEOFFREY SKELLEY (GEOFFREY.SKELLEY@ABC.COM)FEBRUARY 10, 2021FIVETHIRTYEIGHTCampbell said she simply doesn’t buy into vacation rental opponents’ thinking that banning them altogether is possible.
MORNING REPORT: THE DEAL WITH THE JEN CAMPBELL RECALLVOICE OF SAN DIEGOFEBRUARY 9, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGOThe Cavaliers have had four games postponed, and a December matchup with Michigan State canceled, because of coronavirus-related issues within both their program and those of their opponents.
UNC-MIAMI POSTPONED AFTER TWO TAR HEELS ARE SHOWN CELEBRATING DUKE WIN WITHOUT MASKSDES BIELERFEBRUARY 9, 2021WASHINGTON POSTWright ran ahead of the president, defeating a Democratic opponent by nine points.
REP. RON WRIGHT HAS DIED AFTER BATTLE WITH COVID-19PAULINA FIROZI, DAVID WEIGELFEBRUARY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POSTPlayers drive a vehicle around the pitch trying to score by putting a big ball into their opponent’s goal.
KEEP THE FOOTBALL MODE IN ‘ROCKET LEAGUE,’ YOU COWARDSMIKHAIL KLIMENTOVFEBRUARY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThis Maryland team has shown flashes of potential, but with holes in the roster that opponents can exploit, the Terps need their best players to perform well to have a chance to win.
ERIC AYALA BOUNCED BACK FROM A ROUGH GAME. NOW HE NEEDS HIS TEAMMATES TO JOIN HIM.EMILY GIAMBALVOFEBRUARY 7, 2021WASHINGTON POSTThe 76-year-old’s chief opponent, Bobi Wine, says he will contest the results despite being afraid for his life, and urged peaceful rejection to his supporters.
THE COST OF KING’S DREAM, UGANDA ELECTION, JOB PHISHINGSUSAN HOWSONJANUARY 17, 2021QUARTZWORDS RELATED TO OPPONENT
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