A Pep Talk and Skittles Rally a Troubled Team
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WE talk about Olympic moments: the torch, the record-setting performances. But some of the great moments are unrecorded ones, the inspiration shared between the athletes themselves.
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This is one pack of Tigers whose growl has gotten them in more trouble than their bite. While this year&#39;s club can celebrate more victories and far more hits than last season
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That&#39;s the message Vikings coaches have delivered this week to their beleaguered defense - the primary culprit in Minnesota&#39;s three-game losing streak entering Sunday&#39;s game against the Detroit Lions.
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The league is belatedly waking up to its behavioral problems, with the players leading the charge for harsher punishments.
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They have been criticized roundly, at home and here in Europe, sometimes by their own coach. What the team lacks is to some observers more obvious than its attributes.
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Memphis coach John Calipari doesn't hesitate to say what players love to hear. "We're a team trying to play fast," he said.
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ST. LOUIS -- Among the thousands of phrases around sports that you never, ever expect to hear -- a list that includes &quot;Speak up, TO,&quot; &quot;Bonds cracks me up,&quot; &quot;I can&#39;t wait for the NHL to start again,&quot; and &quot;More WNBA, please&quot; -- is this one:
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If theyâd lost a game, they would understand. If they hadnât won their conference championship game, they wouldnât argue. If theyâd even ever really struggled to win, they could see being left out on the championship picture.
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During the Giantsâ late season struggles last year, several players criticized the coaching staff, there was division in the locker room, and the team never regained its momentum.
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Teemu Selanne sensed a lack of urgency in his Anaheim Ducks teammates. Then they got frustrated. And then they rallied.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Florida coach Urban Meyer has lectured his team about being tougher on the road.
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The month of August was rife with arrogance, malfeasance and criminality in professional sports, but all is not lost for cynical fans seeking a new start.
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But even having legendary coaches such as Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells calling the shots can&#39;t quite turn today&#39;s meeting at Texas Stadium into much more than a battle for pride.
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In the wake of the Patriots' shutout loss in Miami last week, quarterback Tom Brady promised his team had plenty of fight left. Then later in the week, Brady showed his scrappy side by verbally challenging some of his teammates to get with the program.
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Jim Mora gathered his team for its first meeting in late March and built a fire. A lot of new coaches do that and six months later there are just embers.
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Win and hope. That&#039;s what it comes down to for the U.S. soccer team.
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Players and co-workers marvel at the head coach&#39;s consistency, a word applies to few other aspects of the Panthers season. As a result of his leadership and their steady work, the Panthers are