In a Matchup Against Youth, Age Triumphs
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Tennis's onetime "It" girl met up with the weary one of the present, and Mary Pierce, wiser and calmer at 29, prevailed over the 17-year-old Maria Sharapova.
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The Memphis Tigers were dominant in the matchup of unbeatens.
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A last-gasp goal that stole victory in regulation, a wide-open shot that bounced off the goal post. Then, the only teen-ager on the team came to the rescue.
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Last April, a grown man violently swept a 14-year-old&#39;s legs out from under him on a District soccer field. The kid had stolen the ball, begun to laugh, and the next moment he was on the ground
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Vince Young and Matt Leinart showcased the skills that made them first-round draft picks after super college careers. Young even got a win &#151; in record-setting fashion.
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The Arizona Diamondbacks won in a rout Friday night, with the old man on a roster of youngsters leading the way.
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ATHENS -- As the deeply religious Andre Ward, the 20-year-old from Oakland, Calif., waited through the day for last night's match with two-time world champion Evgeny Makarenko, he pondered his predicament. Not only was he facing the pre-Olympic gold medal favorite in the quarterfinals of the light heavyweight division, but he was stepping in against a 6-foot-6-inch opponent who towered ...
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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- When Julie Chu last played defense, she was playing on a boys' team. She was 12 years old.
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The difficult game with prep-school roots is gaining a small bounce outside the East Coast.
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A 15-year-old newcomer had defending champion Justine Henin-Hardenne on the run at the US Open Tuesday and an experienced campaigner put paid to former winner Marat Safin.
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You don&#39;t win anything with kids, an esteemed football pundit once famously said. You do, of course - Manchester United proved that more than once in the 90s - but only if those youngsters are made of the right stuff.
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The difference between the defending N.B.A. champions and the Knicks league seemed remarkably small at times Friday evening. But the true gap showed up in the final seconds of a tight game.
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When 11th-ranked Holliston faces a young Medfield team that has improved rapidly from week to week, the stakes will be even higher than usual in today's Tri-Valley League meeting.
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Cities are fighting for young professionals, a demographic group seen as key to an economic future.
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While surveying a youngster like Jason Campbell outrun the pursuit of Jevon Kearse -- and an Eagles defense that was supposed to crumple him -- a thought came to mind. While watching 23-year-old Anthony Montgomery shed blockers on a veteran offensive line and nearly get his hands on Donovan McNabb,...
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With six players 40 or older, there are obvious health concerns at Metsâ camp. But their presence also adds a richer dimension to a team that integrated players young and old with great success last season.
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With many of the stars on the U.S. national team playing with Major League Soccer clubs this weekend, some of the younger players got a chance to show they can contribute in international play.