Invasion of the fans
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Acting on a whim during batting practice at Fenway Park, Dan Prager of Brookline yells over to Big Papi that he would love to have his picture taken with him. To his shock, the Red Sox slugger, bat in hand, ambles right over to the ropes, drapes his big left arm on Prager, smiles, and in a flash turns and ...
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THENS, Aug. 17 - The &quot;Hellas! Hellas!&quot; chants soared to a high-pitched screech, and fans urgently waved their Greek flags, draping Helliniko Arena in a canopy of frenzy.
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BANGALORE, India The off-the-field drama in Indian cricket is turning out to be as riveting for the sport&#39;s fans as the action on it.
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There&#039;s a giant stadium, highly toned participants, intense rivalry and flag-waving fans from many nations.
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I am not about to condone the Indiana Pacer&#39;s behavior for charging into the stands and swinging at some Detroit Piston fans. As a professional and public figure, he has a responsibility to take the high road with unruly fans.
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MORE than 70,000 fans were forced to evacuate Real Madrid&#39;s Santiago Bernabeu stadium after a bomb scare today. It came in the name of ETA Basque separatist guerrillas and forced the game with Real Sociedad to be abandoned three minutes from time.
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London&#39;s football fans were back in the spotlight again today after a second successive night of crowd trouble in the capital.
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Last week&#39;s basketball brawl in Detroit, triggered by an on-court fight that spilled into the stands when a fan tossed a drink, has set the sports world buzzing.
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El-Hadji Diouf is back doing what he appears to do best - spitting on people. Not content with covering a variety of fans with spittle he has now targeted his fellow professionals.
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The organization will let fans help call the shots on an upcoming pay-per-view event.
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About 200 Kiss fans protested Saturday in front of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to demand that the band be inducted into the hall.
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Sports teams are putting high technology into stadiums to attract fans, generate cash and improve standings.
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The Green Monster in left field. The Pesky Pole in right. Screaming fans all over the place.
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Liverpool FC supporters said they were âsickenedâ today after Millwall fans taunted them with chants about the 1989 Hillsborough stadium disaster.
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As more billionaires buy out clubs, raising ticket prices, fans are gathering online to take back the game.
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SOMETIMES home-team fans become so caught up in the crisis of the week that they lose track of the big picture of a game or season.
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The final days of the Montreal Expos are painful to watch. Few do. When the scattered fans at Olympic Stadium try to rally the team, they bang the empty seats beside them.