They had been unable to get off ground
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You know things aren't going well when the team plane can't even get you to Boston and you have to -- gasp -- fly into town on game day. That could have been yet another sign of disaster for the New Jersey Nets, for whom nothing had gone according to Hoyle in more than a week.
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The Revolution appeared to be set offensively early this season. But during a year that was being characterized by near-misses and missed chances, the Revolution finally found reinforcements.
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There was no room to move. Even less to breathe. But nobody seemed to mind. The sea of bodies just kept swaying. To the left, the right and back to the left again.
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The company is far from resting on its laurels.
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There was no immediate word on the cause of the explosion.
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Bad weather, smashed infrastructure and logistical snarls have made it difficult to get food and medical supplies to survivors.
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The walls were closing in. Roger Clemens had to do something. Going all McGwire on us wasn't going to get him out of this one.
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The Little Engine That Could simply couldn&#39;t any longer. Olivier Rochus, who stood much taller than his 5-foot-5-inch frame in two big
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Some throws fell woefully short, skittering across the turf and rolling to the feet of receivers. Others sailed over the heads of the intended targets, fluttering
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Why it's broke and how it can be fixed Comment Orr was crazy and could be grounded. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and would have to fly more missions - Catch-22â¦
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The natives were getting restless, which on this occasion also happened to include the opposing quarterback.
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ATHENS - They didn&#39;t always play with the energy of desperate men. But they played harder. They didn&#39;t often play an attractive brand of basketball, but they played it sometimes.
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The Americans have run out of explanations, but not excuses.
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Here's some help for those between a rock and a hard place.
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Just days after Americaâs three largest banks announced a $75 billion effort to rescue troubled securities, the plan has struggled to get off the ground.
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RALEIGH, NC - Wyatt Sexton got knocked down time and time again. When he did stay on his feet, his passes rarely found their target.
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Sucha Ram was getting ready to tar the roof of a building in the Bronx last year when he fell over the side, plunging 15 feet to his death. He was not wearing any fall-protection gear and had never received formal training in fall hazards, a report said.