Underdog Y. shows signs of life despite narrow loss
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Only six years ago, all of this was unimaginable. Brigham Young, playing football at Boise State as a three-touchdown underdog. The Broncos, ranked in the Top 25 with ambitions of going unbeaten.
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THERE were three wonderful goals at Anfield yesterday (AEST), but only one was a winner. Few predicted it would come from Liverpool, who won 2-1, and nobody but his closest relatives (and even they must have
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The Jayhawks had entered the game with a higher ranking, but they were an underdog because of a thumb injury that has sidelined their star forward, Wayne Simien.
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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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ATHENS  The US men&#39;s basketball team&#39;s unimpressive 77-71 victory vs. Greece on Tuesday illustrated that its loss to Puerto Rico was not a fluke.
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North Carolina State's players say Kay Yow's graceful fight against breast cancer has inspired their late-season surge. To listen to the coach, her players have been just as inspiring for her.
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It was no finish. It was just a reminder that there are more than a few echoes left in the thunder that has been attached to Kostya Tszyu&#39;s nickname, hands and powerful legacy.
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Junior John Yaros picked a good time to collect his first collegiate shutout as UMass-Lowell, entering a tough stretch of Hockey East games, stymied Providence, 2-0, yesterday at Schneider Arena.
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Kay Yow left the North Carolina State team to fight cancer. She came back for moments like these.
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MARTIN OâNeillâs reaction to Celticâs 3-1 defeat in Milan last night was not so much that of the deeply disappointed as it was that of the bereaved.
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ATHENS -- Yudel Johnson lost the gold medal to a shadow last night. The Cuban light welterweight was slickly outpointed by Thailand's Manus Boonjumnong at Peristeri Boxing Hall, 17-11, but what really beat him was Cuba's exporting of its coaches to a host of other countries.
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The close finish in the governor&#39;s race that left the outcome unknown two days after the election didn&#39;t come as a complete surprise to either campaign.
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IN boxing terms he was a little ring-rusty and he had a kid with a long reach and a friendly crowd up against him. Still, the old pro of 23 finally had too much guile for the 18-year-old upstart, and Lleyton Hewitt survived.
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THE resilience of this Australian team is remarkable. To a man, there is a steeliness of resolve and a pride that overwhelms, even intimidates, an opponent.
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BATON ROUGE, La. - With a second to spare, Louisiana State kept its national championship hopes alive and well.
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LSU players expressed confidence soon after their triple-overtime loss at Kentucky last weekend that their national title chances remained intact.
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It would have been easy to dedicate this one to &quot;Maw&quot; - the 78-year-old grandmother Ryan Franklin lost last week. He could have said it was for his son, splayed across his father&#39;s lap after the game.