Outdoor Game a Reminder of Roots, but Also a Peek at the Sportâs Future
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For the N.H.L., the Winter Classic is an opportunity to make a good impression on a network television audience in the United States, where the sport has languished behind other major sports.
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OLYMPIA, Greece -- A brilliant idea, taking the shot put back to the birthplace of the Olympic Games, proving, if nothing else, that everything old really can become new again.
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It&#39;s hard to decide whether this fixture is a quaint anachronism, a free-flowing tribute to the game&#39;s glorious, money-free past or naked commercial opportunism.
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Looking for a brighter future, the San Francisco 49ers are banking on a connection to the past.
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Devastated by doping, a sport looks to youth to revive its fortunes
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Obscured for generations by the men's game, the English women's team has attracted rare mainstream attention back home.
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The status-seekers in menÂs college basketball juggle national exposure, money and the disadvantage of playing top-ranked opponents on the road.
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Being a fan of the Cincinnati Reds&#39; Big Red Machine in the 1970s, I was hoping for a little nostalgia when I watched a preview of ESPN&#39;s Pete Rose movie this week.
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OLYMPIA, Greece  The competition was history. The time had come for everyone to leave, to follow the sun toward that narrow path lined with olive trees out of the stadium, a trek that would take athletes and spectators alike not to a ...
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It started with a game of catch in the backyard when they were 7 years old, two kids from West Roxbury learning to play ball. As they grew, the game moved from the backyard to the Boston Raiders Pop Warner team 's field , and while the scenery changed, the game plan remained the same -- one threw the ball ...
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As we head down the stretch of the season, the significance of each game will be amplified. While it is difficult to envision any team looking past an opponent at this juncture of the season
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Some high school football teams may be in for a course in history this fall.
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On Sunday, the Patriots play for a place in history.
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At this point, we&#39;re not just watching football anymore. We&#39;re watching history. Every week, the Indianapolis Colts&#39; offense uses the football field as its canvas, and every week, it creates an art form that
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In the early â90s, the N.F.L wagered that North America and Europe would embrace a brand of football that was of lesser quality than the one the leagueâs 32 teams play in the United States. They were wrong.
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Success at the Games could boost the popularity of a sport unfamiliar to Greeks.
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When talking with high school or college athletes one of the reoccurring themes that tends to pop up is how they happen to have come from athletically minded families.