Game plan falls short
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ST. PAUL -- The finality of losing usually leaves the vanquished searching for answers. Not the United States hockey team.
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Dead end? You bet. The game is going nowhere? Oh baby, you got it, and in a hurry.
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By Douglas A. Kaid, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Sometimes the other team is simply better. It's a tough thing to admit for competitors who spend all season trying to convince themselves they can't be beaten if they play their best.
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It's not enough that in many circles the Seattle Seahawks are the team to beat in the NFC. Not enough for Matt Hasselbeck , anyway.
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Not ready, at least for the thin air where champions or even playoff teams hang out at this juncture in the season. A pair of 2-0 teams met at Ford Field Sunday, and as you may have expected
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If strength in depth is the key to a title winning triumph, then Manchester United look to have all the aces in their pack, yet all is not well at what may soon be Glazer&#39;s Kingdom.
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Clemson and Iowa face potential turning points less than a month into the season.
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Companies ranging from video game makers to baseball card producers are having a difficult time finding the best way to incorporate the Nationals into their products.
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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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Our valiant little men&#39;s national basketball team fought its big, beating heart out last night and came up just shy of a chance for the Olympic enchilada.
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Chicagoâs plans for a temporary Olympic stadium represents only a small part of what Chicago and the United States Olympic Committee have tried to learn from New Yorkâs failed bid.
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The Cardinals are not in danger of failing to win the division title, but their season isnÂt turning out the way they expected.
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Baseball fans anticipate the winter meetings for the trades they expect or hope to happen. But few meetings in recent years have lived up to expectations.
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On the court and off, the Mystics season has been one of disappointment, but the playoffs are still a possibility.
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Some baseball teams are built for the long grind of the season, some for a short playoff series.
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As with Washington-area efforts to land a baseball team, Los Angeles' quest for an NFL team spans years, and is hindered by an owner who feels he has rights to the market.
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FOXBOROUGH -- History never felt quite this ho-hum. For weeks, cautious Patriots players downplayed their run at the record book, insisting their systematic construction of a winning streak dating back to October of 2003 was of little or no consequence. We were chastised for forecasting the possibilities and discouraged from attaching significance to a milestone that would not produce a ...