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Underdog Stephen Bunting delivered a stunning performance to win Premier League Darts Night Four in Belfast, defeating defending champion Luke Humphries and whitewashing Jonny Clayton on his way to glory. The emotional victory marks a remarkable comeback for "The Bullet," who credits last year's losing streak with teaching him the resilience that powered his 6-2 final win.
After nine years of waiting, St. Louis Catholic's boys soccer team claimed their 14th state championship with a 1-0 victory over defending champions University Lab. Junior Will Flavin scored the winning goal and earned most outstanding player honors in the dramatic Thursday night showdown.
A Colorado high school wrestling team made history by clinching their first-ever state championship, powered by three individual champions who rallied around one simple motto. The Highland Huskies scored 111 points to edge out their closest competitor by just 5.5 points in a nail-biting finish.
India's cricket team just rewrote their own history books, posting their highest-ever T20 World Cup score and keeping their tournament dreams alive. The 72-run victory over Zimbabwe in Chennai showed what happens when underdogs refuse to give up.
After trailing 2-0, Italy's Atalanta scored three goals and a last-second penalty to become their nation's only Champions League survivor. With Inter Milan and Juventus eliminated, the small club prevented Italy's first knockout absence in 37 years.
Bridgewater-Raritan's girls swim team entered the playoffs as a three seed that nobody expected to win. They just captured their first state championship in seven years with a dominant performance that proved they belonged at the top all along.
After Italy's top clubs crashed out of Champions League, underdog Atalanta erased a two-goal deficit in the final minutes to keep Italian football's 37-year streak alive. The dramatic last-second penalty sealed one of the competition's most inspiring comebacks.
After political turmoil and $27 million in debt nearly destroyed their cricket program, Zimbabwe just shocked the world by defeating Australia and Sri Lanka to top their World Cup group. It's a comeback two decades in the making.
A club from a town of 40,000 above the Arctic Circle just knocked out one of soccer's most legendary teams in their first Champions League season. Bodo/Glimt's journey from Norway's second division to giant-slayers proves small towns can compete at the highest level.
A Norwegian team from the Arctic Circle just pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history, beating last year's finalist Inter Milan. Bodo/Glimt's triumph proves small towns can compete with the world's richest clubs.
A tiny Norwegian football club defeated Italian giants Inter Milan 5-2 on aggregate to reach the Champions League's last 16 for the first time in Scandinavian history. The underdog victory at San Siro has sparked celebrations from Nairobi to Norway.
A small Norwegian team from the Arctic Circle just pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Champions League history, eliminating Italian giants Inter Milan 2-1 at their own stadium. Bodø/Glimt's fairytale run continues as they advance to the round of 16.
A small Norwegian soccer club from 200 miles inside the Arctic Circle just defeated three European giants to reach the Champions League's final 16 for the first time. Bodo/Glimt's historic run proves underdogs can still win big.
A small team from the Arctic Circle just pulled off one of soccer's biggest upsets, eliminating last year's Champions League finalists on their home turf. Bodø/Glimt's 2-1 victory at Milan's iconic San Siro stadium sends them to the next round and proves heart can triumph over budget.
The University of Montevallo men's swim team captured their first-ever conference championship just days after the school recommended eliminating their program. Their historic victory came as both the swim and dive programs fight for survival.
Dick Advocaat, the legendary coach who guided tiny Curacao to its first-ever World Cup, has resigned to care for his ailing daughter. The 79-year-old Dutch manager led the Caribbean nation of just 150,000 people through an undefeated qualifying campaign.
A youth hockey team from Kazakhstan just won one of the world's most prestigious tournaments, defeating Canada on home ice. The Astana Team's victory at the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament marks a first for the Central Asian nation.
Jack Hughes took a stick to the face, lost two teeth, and minutes later scored the overtime goal that gave the United States its first Olympic men's hockey gold medal in 46 years. The 24-year-old center buried the game-winner against Canada to break America's golden drought on the exact anniversary of the 1980 Miracle on Ice.
A former Arizona television journalist turned the greatest underdog story in American curling history into a book. The 2018 gold medal team of part-time curlers beat the odds and the world's best.
Underdog Kent State pulled off a stunning upset against 13th-ranked Tennessee, earning their first victory over a ranked opponent in four years. The Flashes capitalized on Tennessee errors and stellar pitching to make college baseball history.
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