Victoria bike store owners watch Ryder Hesjedal win Giro d’Italia - The Vancouver Sun
27 May 2012, 4:09 pm
“We knew he was laying it all out there, for sure,” Woodburn said. “I was pretty confident he would win today, but you never know, there could be a flat tire or a crash, so we were gritting our teeth and holding our breath.”

Devils end déjà vu, leave Rangers 'empty' - Sporting News
26 May 2012, 12:07 pm
There was Mark Messier, gritting his teeth. And finally, after 61 minutes and change and about as many flashbacks, there was a rookie named Adam Henrique sweeping in a rebound of a rebound of a rebound to send the Devils to the Stanley Cup ...

Gibbs celebrates first softball title since 2000 - Knoxville News Sentinel
26 May 2012, 6:16 am
She knew what was coming. "This is going to be cold, but it's the greatest feeling in the world," Mitchell said, gritting her teeth and clapping as the bucket of ice water doused her from head to toe, eliciting more cheers from jubilant players and fans.

NHL Playoffs 2012: Los Angeles Kings Are Four Wins Away from Cup Glory - Bleacherreport.com
23 May 2012, 1:19 am
Top-seeded Vancouver: check. No. 2 St. Louis: check. No. 3 Phoenix: check. After a teeth-gritting, temper-flaring 4-3 overtime victory in Phoenix in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, Los Angeles continued its Cinderella run in the playoffs.

Cannes 2012: live blog - day one - The Guardian
17 May 2012, 4:18 am
First up we'll be launching our curtain-raiser video this morning, which no doubt will see Peter, Xan and Catherine gritting their teeth and girding their collective loins for the ordeal ahead. But there's only one game in town on this opening ...

Voting in Putnam County takes different feel - WOWK
15 May 2012, 5:56 pm
"If you are a Putnam Countian, you're going to be gritting your teeth at it. There's no excuse for Putnam County to be broken up into five different delegate districts, two senate districts, and luckily one congressional district," said Putnam County Clerk ...

Chris Christie Jokes About Vice President Spot in Web Video: ‘I Got This’ - ABC News
14 May 2012, 6:55 pm
gritting his teeth as he says “Booker…” But things turn brighter for Christie at the end of the video when Booker pretends to field a call from Mitt Romney asking him to consider a spot on his ticket.  The Newark mayor tries to turn down the offer ...

Economy forgotten as controversy roils White House race - YAHOO!
13 May 2012, 12:58 pm
Republicans, gritting their teeth as the man they mock as "celebrity in chief" filled his campaign coffers, sought an opening, and found it. In Seattle on the way to Los Angeles, Obama had told supporters that the economy in 2008 was like "a house of cards ...

Doug Collins with Lots of Love for His Sixers After Game 6 Victory over Bulls - Bleacherreport.com
11 May 2012, 8:53 pm
gritting out a Game 6 victory in the final seconds on their home floor after Andre Iguodala made free throws with 2.2 seconds remaining to give them a one-point win, it was the type of game that a coach wants to see from his team. It was winning ugly.

Reasons to love you, Game of Thrones - Boing Boing (blog)
11 May 2012, 8:35 am
People will eat up all kinds of garbage; ‘media criticism’ often means gritting your teeth, convinced of your rightness, through the latest pop culture feeding frenzy until the blood has dissipated into the sea. This is what I was going to do about ...