Forsberg, who has already won the overall title, overcame a record starting handicap of 1 minute 46 seconds at Holmenkollen.
On Wednesday, that meant overcoming a record-setting performance by Rondo, who finished with 44 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds — a combination never before reached in N.B.A. playoff history.
Fred Couples earned his first Champions Tour victory Sunday, overcoming a record-tying round of 61 by Tommy Armour III to win the ACE Group Classic in Naples, Fla. Couples, who had a five-shot lead at one point, made a 5-foot birdie putt on No. 17 and a tap-in par on the final hole for his first victory since the 2003 Shell Houston Open.
The malfunction was met with dismay by mission scientists who hoped to overcome a dismal record that has seen all of the agency's 16 Mars probes fail either fully or partially since the 1960s.
For the first time since President Obama endorsed same-sex marriage, four states will ask voters to decide Tuesday whether it is legal, presenting the latest opportunity for supporters to overcome a losing record of appealing directly to voters through referendums.
England was trying to make its first semifinals, while attempting to overcome a poor record against France, which it hasn't beaten in almost 37 years.
The same is true if they just joined the service to escape a mind-numbing routine, or to overcome a criminal record, or to cut ties with a past.
Mr. Mori, who took the reins of government on Wednesday, described a variety of broad policies that he said would bring about a "rebirth of Japan," which is struggling to overcome a stubborn recession, record unemployment and widespread corruption.
Friday's resilient triumph over Brisbane Roar – overcoming a dreadful record both in the play-offs, and against the Queenslanders – has left the Reds boasting two confidence-building wins heading into the penultimate weekend of the season.
It was a banner season for the Flames, who overcame a franchise record eleven game losing streak to finish 2nd in the Smythe Division and captured the franchise's first Clarence S. Campbell Bowl as Campbell Conference champions.
