They had an air of confidence
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There was little doubt the Patriots felt they could throw the ball against the Kansas City defense Monday night, especially with the return of top receiver Deion Branch , whose bursts of speed and cutting ability seemed to belie the fact that he missed nine weeks with a knee injury.
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FOXBOROUGH - They are a prideful group and felt as if the last two games were not reflective of their potential. They had watched their own offense carve up the opposition and, in turn, lost their own edge.
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ST. FRANCIS - In the midst of an unusual Tuesday afternoon, the usual seemed ready to happen to the Milwaukee Bucks. The unusual was the Bucks managed to get enough healthy players on the practice floor for
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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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The Boston Red Sox are gaining ground on the New York Yankees in the AL East, and they're brimming with confidence.
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The Yankees climbed into the pennant race by beating mediocre teams after the All-Star Game break. Now they have built enough confidence to hang with the elite.
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A win against the league's best team went a long way toward making LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers feel like legitimate contenders.
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On one bench, that of Boston College, there was a high-scoring offense, plenty of experience, and one of the top power plays in the nation. On the other, that of UMass-Lowell, was a roster filled with youth and inexperience but teeming with determination.
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When the toss is perceived to be important enough to be able to influence the match, there is a moment when the coin seems to hang in the air, and the possibilities of the day ahead are crystallised in the minds of all who are present.
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The Kansas City Chiefs were a confident bunch even sporting an 0-3 mark coming into Baltimore. But by outmuscling the Ravens, the Chiefs have new life.
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Alex Ferguson gave a prediction yesterday. It was a typically audacious, not to say defiantly arrogant. It was also almost a definition of self-belief - as in, you have to believe, because surely no-one else will.
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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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There's something curious about these Philadelphia Eagles. They are supposed to be Super Bowl underdogs, fraught with first-time jitters and wide-eyed wonder. Instead, they are loose and talkative, witty and confident.
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You can show confidence many ways, such as giving out backhanded compliments to the competition.
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A crisis of confidence was averted last night as the suddenly determined Knicks went to work on the Philadelphia 76ers and posted a relatively easy 96-88 victory at Madison Square Garden.
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Coach Brent Sutter wasn&#39;t about to be deceived by the score, nor was he ready to lambaste his lads for a lapse they were able to bounce back from in the end.
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THE breeze barely tickled the flags around the first tee, the weather was warming and the air light. The greens were true and gave good grip to approaches.