1 in 5 Avoid Jinxing Favorite Team
116965
WASHINGTON -- It didn't take Heather Pate long to figure out why her beloved Auburn University football team had begun losing. It was the pink toothbrush.
93233
At least the "Bad Boys" kept their shenanigans on the court when they were wreaking havoc in the NBA. Nowadays there are enough mug shots out there to spawn a new trading card industry. Players are doing and saying things that defy common sense, annoying fans with their high-priced whines. Wins seem to rank only slightly ahead of endorsement opportunities and monster contracts, and those "knuckleheads" Karl Malone once dissed haven't gotten a clue yet.
64173
Chase Utley has found a way to keep things exciting for the fans of a team that is five games under .500 and 13 games out of first place.
131368
One way to compete with a team whose payroll is more than $100 million dollars more than yours is to do all you can to make sure you're not going to beat yourself.
225672
Three games in which the the N.H.L.âs highest-scoring team was held to five goals have raised concerns among fans of freewheeling hockey.
697854
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer. in New Jersey as a Mets fan. ``I&#39;m taking away my experience as positive.&#39;&#39;. Burnett, plus left-hander Dontrelle Willis.
625941
How many other teams can make news by finishing two-a-day practices with a bar fight -- not to mention one in which some Thundering Herd knucklehead maybe gives a ticket to the festivities to a player on a team they&#39;ll be playing next month?
195505
Questions, questions. If it is so difficult to play against 10 men why do opponents insist on picking 11? Were Celtic really only a sclaffed header away from the most ignominious of draws against Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday night?
579225
SEATTLE  There is no logic behind feeling cheated Saturday, but that pang is still there. Every time a stirring, pixie-dust run like this ends abruptly, an emotional response follows from the aggrieved player or fan, who believe teams with heavy hearts should have divine endings, who deeply feel ...
267657
The tricky thing about being the team to watch is it's impossible to stay that way for long. Either you become an also-ran or you turn into the team to beat.
756504
If you're a Chargers fan who bruises easily, then do not ask Patriots coach Bill Belichick what he thinks of your team's catchy little "Super Chargers" ditty. If you do solicit his opinion, do so at your own peril because you might not like what he has to say.
470911
NORTON -- Defeating a team is one thing, reminding an opponent how the team got to be 5-0 is something few teams accomplish.
628878
Eliminate Parma, Livorno, Rimini, AtalantaSiena, Triestina, Piacenza e Bari                                            Coppa Italia, agli ottavi Juve, Napoli, Toro Ascoli, Cagliari, Catania, Reggina, Udinese
229717
it&#39;s the sport that won&#39;t die, no matter what. You can have gamblers, psychotic fans, spouses that blab and players who cork.
740809
Teams have a better chance of winning if they go for it when facing fourth-and-short.
394567
MIAMI Â· Stan Van Gundy called his players together at the end of Monday&#39;s practice and warned them about overlooking the obvious.
249604
For players, any trip is a lesson in unintended consequences. Ivy League trips, with back-to-back games scheduled on Friday and Saturday so players donât miss as much class, are even more so.