The Power moved into first place on Thursday after its 4-2 victory at Carolina, but dropped to second behind Atlanta last night after the Beat defeated Washington, 2-1.
In the headlines over the descriptions the Tribune used these verbs: routs, downs, beats, defeats, upsets, subdues, tops stops, triumphs, humbles, overpowers, dents, and nips.
Victory of any kind beats defeat.
When the Buckeyes also beat them, defeating Rutgers became urgent.
They could meet in Sunday's final if Russia beats Kazakhstan and Sweden defeats Finland in Saturday's semifinals.
E2 SPORTSMONDAY D1-10 Giants Beat Eagles New York defeated Philadelphia, 20-10, to advance to the National Football Conference championship game against the Minnesota Vikings.
Officials acknowledge that officers will still be able to grab a bite on the beat, easily defeating the department's dietary guidelines.
76ERS 104, PACERS 93: Allen Iverson scored 37 points and had 7 rebounds as host Philadelphia beat Indiana, defeating the team that knocked it out of the playoffs the past two years.
"We absolutely believed that we could beat Everton so defeat was hard to take," says Barnes.
PAGE B1 Pacers Beat Knicks Indiana defeated the Knicks, 102-88, in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
