Last run goes out of kilter
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ATHENS - Vanderlei de Lima had been running in Greek heat for well over two hours and, by the way, was mugged along the way by a lunatic in a red kilt and high green socks.
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Mike Mussinaâs last two starts have wiped out the four victories he had just strung together, putting his rotation spot in jeopardy even though he says he does not believe it.
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Those of you with the Rockies in four are out of the pool. It was a nice thought, I suppose. With 21 of 22 and seven straight in the postseason, why not run the table? But there had to be some sort of shelf life on karma, right? Four or five days, max, I'd say.
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Blowout win. Blowout loss. Terrible first half. Terrific second half.
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You often see thoroughbred horses do it. Baseball teams have jumped out ahead in the standings and stayed there all the way through to a World Series victory.
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LACK of recent training and a medal-ruining clearance at hurdle eight wrecked Jana Pittman&#39;s run in today&#39;s final. She struggled to the finish line an exhausted fifth in 53.
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BRITAIN&#39;S world record holder Paula Radcliffe ran away with the closest women&#39;s winning margin in the history of the New York City marathon yesterday.
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Well, at least that one's out of the way. Happened pretty quick, too. Turns out the Americans can't play singles very well, either.
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ATHENS, Greece - Everyone knew the marathon was going to be tough, but having to dodge a would-be tackler in a kilt, green beret and matching knee-high socks wasn't an expected obstacle. It was definitely a bizarre way to end the Olympics...
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ORGET Red Sox-Yankees. Never mind the National League wild card. Oakland-Anaheim, Los Angeles-San Francisco? Who cares? The most compelling race left is the pursuit of last place in the National League East.
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The Washington Redskins were able to keep the Cowboys out of the end zone for 59 minutes of Sunday&#39;s game, but finally broke down in the final 60 seconds.
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Paula Radcliffe&#39;s dream of a gold medal in the Olympic marathon ended in tears in the sweltering heat of Athens last night when she pulled out of the race with just over three miles to go.
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For the three American runners, getting last night&#39;s 200-meter final started was somewhat awkward and tense. But the finish was a thing of beauty -- as Shawn Crawford, Bernard Williams
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New Zealand&#39;s top order spectacularly squandered their last opportunity to tune up before next week&#39;s first test against Australia as New South Wales ran amok in the final session of the third day at the Sydney Cricket Ground yesterday.
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Dodgers are on the verge of being swept again, and this time it&#39;s the bottom of the Cardinal order that does much of the damage.
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Marion Jones was out of breath and had nothing left at the end of her seventh sprint Friday night. She could not catch up to Lauryn Williams, missed her outstretched hand with
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com. OK, so there was nobody on first. But there were runners on second and third with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning. And the Red Sox did trail by a run, having already blown