And there's good reason to assume the team will hold on to that concept.

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Now, with six Olympic 2012 wins under its belt, including its Tuesday defeat of Canada with a score of 91-48, the team is looking to hold onto its juggernaut status on Aug. 11 by beating the winner of the Aug. 9 match-up between Australia and China.

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John Tortorella became the 30th coach in NHL history to reach 400 wins, and his team maintained its hold on the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference standings.

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The Lions, the first Ivy League team to win a tournament game since Dartmouth in 2010, had to hold on in the 13th.

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Their 21-2 run in the second half stunned and delighted the sellout crowd at the Wells Fargo Center, and their ability to hold off final charge by the Big East team, sold the fans on the legitimacy of the win.

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But next June, when they defend their hold on soccer's World Cup in France, the Brazilians will as so often be the team to beat.

ECONOMIST: Brazil

Now both are on hold while he lets the fracture heal, and tries to stay positive despite knowing that neither he nor his team could afford this kind of bad news.

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That rang alarm bells hundreds of miles south in Sacramento, where officials are scrambling to hold on to the Kings, the city's only pro franchise, amid reports other cities would be interested in hosting the team.

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