Futility still a theme for the &#39;cursed&#39; few
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Bee Staff Writer. If misery loves company, the baseball fans of Chicago are in big trouble. They don&#39;t have the Boston Red Sox to kick around anymore.
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ATLANTA -- One guy hasn&#39;t won in 12 months and the other hasn&#39;t won in nearly 12 years. It&#39;s tough to decide which stat is the more improbable.
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The Yankees are still an embarrassment of riches, but there is less to loathe with the Boss as a phantom and with the live-for-now era over.
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With four games left in their season, the Baltimore Orioles are still within reach of a meaningful goal. They can&#39;t make the playoffs and are locked into third place in the AL East, yet the
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More than a month has elapsed since the most embarrassing setback in Yankee history. Yet, the images of Game 7 haven&#39;t faded. In fact, there&#39;s no need to reference the four straight
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Let's get one thing straight: the Curse of the Bambino has not been lifted. The job is not yet done.
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After what was billed as the day of destiny for Great Britain&#39;s success-starved players and fans alike, there was a certain sense of inevitability about the result.
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Experienced, power-laden lineups and a favorite&#39;s role haven&#39;t been a winning combination for the Braves in recent postseaons.
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Boston Red Sox fans are about to have a serious identity crisis. As of Wednesday evening, their reputation of being underdogs since 1918 (held in the grip of the Curse of the Bambino) is no more.
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Hold on to those tickets for this afternoon&#39;s fifth game of the American League Championship Series. The left-for-dead Red Sox are still breathing.
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WAIT a minute! Just because the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees does not mean the &quot;Curse of the Bambino&quot; has ended.
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BOSTON -- Curt was the subject on everyone&#39;s lips, Curse was the subject on everyone&#39;s mind. Two games into their showdown with the hated Yankees, the poor, bedeviled and favored Red Sox have suffered no less
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It&#39;s happening again. The curse of the NFC championship is alive and well. By now, you know how it goes: One year you&#39;re the conference champs, the next year you&#39;re conference chumps.
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TORONTO (CP) - The NHL season isn&#39;t dead yet, but it is on its last legs. The cautious optimism accompanied by last week&#39;s offer by the NHL Players&#39; Association was replaced by doom and gloom Tuesday as both
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The Atlanta Braves, desperate for a sign that their bad luck and losing streak might end, instead were given an early indication Wednesday night the misery would continue.
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Another nine innings and another 3 1/2 hours of toe-to-toe, leather-wielding, nonstop action. This time it produced a 12-5 Red Sox victory over the hated Yankees. Watching these two play one another is exhausting. What must the toll be on the people in uniform?
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Few teams have endured more battering and embarrassment than have the 2007 Orioles yet Dave Trembley's squad is still playing hard.