Longshots

I agree, a Silverblade reprint is probably the longest of longshots, which is why I have a scattering of the issues and it's on my "to buy" list always. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The four contestants eliminated this week all fell into the categories "longshots" (Becky, Patrick), "snowballs" (Bobby) and "httn" (Stephanie). ❋ Unknown (2006)

Which of these four Senate longshots has the best chance of winning next month? ❋ Felicia Sonmez (2010)

And in the past three days we've seen two former longshots come straight into their crosshairs. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Though Fabrizio's research suggests that these longshots are better than the public thinks at keeping games close, the approach won't help much in your office bracket pool. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I honestly have no idea what the weather in Kansas City is like, but I'm guessing it's got to be more ideal for the longshots than in Buffalo. ❋ Alyssa Jung (2010)

The more medical technology advances, the greater the number of expensive longshots, the more hours and minutes we can lease back from oblivion at ever greater cost. ❋ Unknown (2009)

MTV's Splash Page runs down possible movies that could feature Typhoid Mary, noting that Daredevil is probably the most obvious, since that's where the character debuted, but also mentions Deadpool and even Avengers as longshots. ❋ Unknown (2009)

He studies past performances in search of longshots who can contend. ❋ Unknown (2010)

However, the boycott has not deterred the GOP's potential presidential nominees, from the longshots to the presumed frontrunners. ❋ Rachel Weiner (2011)

By comparison, Iowa's already seen visits by Pawlenty, former Arkansas governor and 2008 GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin, and some longshots like former Sen. Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, former New York Gov. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"No one really gave us a shot," a gleeful Justin Tuck said after all those longshots indeed came in. ❋ Aditi Kinkhabwala (2012)

I've always thought NASA was in the business of making longshots happen, they still do. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rather than pursuing the usual political strategy of focusing on close races, Republicans and conservative groups have spent money on longshots as well - testing to see whether a nudge can make a sleepy race competitive. ❋ Dan Eggen (2010)

I've considered NASA to be in the business of "making longshots happen". ❋ Unknown (2009)

But longshots have come through before in New York; most notable was Mr. Pataki's rise from virtual obscurity to defeat Mario Cuomo in 1994. ❋ Michael Howard Saul (2010)

Longest of longshots, but can you blame me for dreaming big? ❋ Unknown (2010)