It's a game of 8-ball
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There are two weekends of Hockey East play prior to the conference tournament, with the top eight teams then vying for the title. The bottom two schools in the standings will not make the field, but which two? UMass-Lowell and Providence are tied for eighth with 6-14-3 records in league play. Each has four games remaining, with UMass-Lowell taking on ...
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It is an all-for-one, one-for-all game if ever one existed. The complexity, the speed, the violence all dictate that, and even those who practice the team concept fervently sometimes find it isn&#39;t good enough.
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CIRCUMSTANCE: Their first season together ended in a playoff sweep by the Utah Jazz, on May 12, 1997. Kobe Bryant, then an 18-year-old rookie, shot an airball on a potential game-winner in regulation and then three airballs in overtime.
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First baseball, then golf and NASCAR, and now volleyball. John Henry's appetite for sports doesn't seem to be waning.
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American Indians are reconnecting to their heritage through a game that was invented by their ancestors.
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FOXBOROUGH - In basketball terms, this was a fast-break team proving it could win a half-court battle.
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After Florida scores four runs in the top of the 10th inning, Atlanta answers with five to capture a thrilling 8-7 win on Sunday.
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Woody Williams tried cutting the ball. He tried sinking it, tried spinning it. He threw fastballs over the middle, inside, up, down, and he changed speeds.
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Mike Matheny, Edgar Renteria and the St. Louis Cardinals can win with singles, doubles and triples, too.
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Jaric leads the way with 23 points, eight assists and seven rebounds and all five starters score in double figures. By Ken Peters.
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It appeared in the box score like a normal switch. One hitter for another. Jason Varitek, from the right side, for J.D. Drew, a lefty, against the lefthander Alan Embree.
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It was like playing dress-up. The pure white baseball pants. The matching jersey. The cap. The logo. The "B."
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By GERRY CALLAHAN  There is, of course, no telling how the Ping-Pong balls will bounce come lottery day, but something unusual happened to the Boston Celtics last year. They got lucky.
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Scoring is nice. So are defense, consistency, and staying in games. But not if they're coming in losing efforts.
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&quot;We haven&#39;t really thought about the eight victories. We just concentrated on the game here. There&#39;s periods of play where we have played outstanding cricket and there&#39;s also areas where we need to improve for Durban.
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The name on the back of the uniform says "Szczerbiak." The face is recognizable. The game, however, is unrecognizable.
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MIAMI GARDENS - The Marlins found a new way to forget about their fading playoff hopes: Have the opposing pitcher come within eight outs of throwing a no-hitter.