Memo From London: Mourning a Teamâs Loss, in a Much Different Era
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The 50th anniversary of a plane crash that devastated the Manchester United soccer team has occasioned a wave of nostalgia in Britain.
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As the New York Giants made their weary way home after an historic 13-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins, it was clear NFL's London adventure had made its muddy mark on players and fans.
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There may have been gloomier, more depressing, and costlier days for a Boston College athletic team in the past 40 years, but I can't think of one.
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SEATTLE  There is no logic behind feeling cheated Saturday, but that pang is still there. Every time a stirring, pixie-dust run like this ends abruptly, an emotional response follows from the aggrieved player or fan, who believe teams with heavy hearts should have divine endings, who deeply feel ...
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In the world of sports, when a great feat is accomplished, sometimes it takes a while for everything to set in and for people to gain a full appreciation for what just transpired.
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Folks back in the United States are searching for an explanation to their basketball team&#39;s misfortunes.
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ATHENS -- They'd known heartbreak before, four years earlier to be precise, when potential gold turned to silver in the final second of a crushing loss to the Aussies in Sydney. There was a mutual weep-athon after that one; it was hard to tell which team had won.
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Crippled by debt and swallowed up by a losing culture, the Owls have slid from being a sturdy mid-table Premiership outfit to a side struggling in the Second Division (enough of this League One nonsense).
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If a 15th Subway Series is nigh, it is time to study anew the passions of fans of New YorkÂs two playoff baseball teams.
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In the early â90s, the N.F.L wagered that North America and Europe would embrace a brand of football that was of lesser quality than the one the leagueâs 32 teams play in the United States. They were wrong.
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Bostonâs victory in Game 2 of the World Series turned, in part, because of one of those understated, blink-and-itâs-gone moments.
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Already last season Bolton Wanderers, a modern-day minnow even if they were one of the founder-members of the Football League in 1888, managed to cause a measure of astonishment in the English Premiership.
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Before I was a professional golfer, I was a golf fan. And after the performance of the US Ryder Cup team this past weekend, I am a sad and angry golf fan.
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The country isn't ready for another football league.
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It&#39;s a sad reflection on the pace of modern life that many in football have already lost sight of Brian Clough&#39;s achievements.
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This gold medal comes with a broken heart. This victory - as dominant as the Olympic Games have seen in years from any sport, any team, any nation - comes with a searing sense of loss.
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LONDON The New York Yankees missed baseball&#39;s World Series, Real Madrid won nada in soccer, and the US men&#39;s Olympic basketball squad was a dream team only for its gratified opponents.