Champions have issues
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A half-dozen themes, and trouble spots, to watch for in spring training and beyond. Life after Pedro He was moody. He adhered to a set of rules all his own. He showed up late to spring training. He left Camden Yards early last Opening Day. He demanded respect, even when he was the highest-paid pitcher in baseball.
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Competition and merchandise are posing some big problems.
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ATHENS -- A year ago in Anaheim, Calif., they were out of uniform and on crutches, their world meet over before it began, their careers in doubt. Annia Hatch had dislocated her left knee and torn her anterior cruciate ligament. Courtney Kupets had ruptured her left Achilles' tendon. Last night, they were both on the Olympic medal stand with medals ...
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There are only a handful of teams in the NBA that have won 30 or more games this season, and the San Antonio Spurs are among them. Yet even San Antonio has acknowledged in recent weeks it is undergoing some struggles, inconsistent play foremost among them.
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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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The quarterfinal matchup may well show their weaknesses in team play and outside shooting.
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To suggest the rival captains at this year&#39;s Ryder Cup have slightly contrasting styles and characters is to say black is a bit darker than white.
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Momentum does not appear to play a big role in determining a World Series champion. For every example of a team that seemed to feed off its recent success, there is a counterexample.
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The European Commission faces a battle with sport's governing bodies over its ability to regulate sport.
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After the cancellation of a walking-horse championship, concerns are  being raised about how those high-stepping horses are treated
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Heather Daly-Donofrio may not win very often on the LPGA Tour (this was just her second career win), but the manner in which she held several of the game&#39;s leading players at bay in the final round of the Tournament of Champions in Alabama, suggests that
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Europe&#39;s top coaches may like to be seen to disagree with each other in public, but they are all united on the topic of this season&#39;s Champions League.
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In many Olympics competitions winners and losers are determined by less than a fraction of a point and even the slightest error in scoring can set back an athlete from the gold to the bronze.
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To listen to the some of the players who have now lost four of the last five Ryder Cups, there&#39;s just too much pressure on them.
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Some champions make the toughest challenge look easy. Count American Tyson Gay and Russian Yelena Isinbayeva among them.
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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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US National Basketball Association stars are concerned that playing in international events is hurting their ability to play their best in quest of a league crown.