Mids Need Motivation
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Coming off its third winning season in the last 20 years, Navy has looked sluggish on offense and uninspired overall during the last several weeks of practice.
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CHICAGO -- Sometimes a first-quarter pep talk, a halftime speech, a postgame rant speaks volumes. Even in the NBA, where all that really counts is what takes place on the court, a few well-chosen, well-timed words can be particularly revealing. Those words can show how a player or coach truly feels about his team. That was the case during the ...
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ATHENS - They didn&#39;t always play with the energy of desperate men. But they played harder. They didn&#39;t often play an attractive brand of basketball, but they played it sometimes.
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Glen Davis, the 6-foot-9 center for L.S.U., is not the same 349-pound lovable load he was in the Final Four last season. He has trimmed the fat down to 294 pounds and he can press the pedal for 40 minutes.
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Since rotations are usually shorter during preseason games, players have to get accustomed to extended daylight. This puts a burden on their physical condition as well as their ability to maintain concentration.
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While the stars take their time, midlevel free agents are starting to make deals.
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Bowl season is the best opportunity for offensive and defensive coordinators to shine. They know their personnel and typically have healthy and fresh players to work with.
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Football coaches, especially those at Michigan, continually stress the importance of preventing the big play. A lot of players didn&#39;t get the message on Saturday.
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer. take long for that to happen. And we want to keep it high. I don&#39;t have a. problem with that.
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Teams have a better chance of winning if they go for it when facing fourth-and-short.
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Warm up to some real winners this year.
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Forget the stereotypes, say Mark Richt and Barry Alvarez. Southeastern Conference football is more than a test of speed, and the Big Ten is about more than pure power.
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LaVar Arrington is trying to boost team morale and a small group of veterans have discussed ways to overcome the Redskins' struggles.
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Jan. 4 - Some players seem destined to make a statement in big games, and some seem to shy from the moment.
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In sports, as in investing, the pressure is on. We suggest a coping strategy.
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San Diego -- The sports cliche about taking them one game at a time does not apply in a final-week drive for the playoffs. That, the players say, is looking too far ahead.
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Reverse your thinking to find opportunity.