McMann grapples with loss
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ATHENS -- Long after the match that earned her a silver medal in the first woman's wrestling tournament in Olympic history, Sara McMann's words were poignantly brief.
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Susan Lampert Smith Wisconsin State Journal With so many large tragedies going on in the world, it&#39;s easier to comprehend the small sadness of change.
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The outcome of Sundayâs first-half finale, a listless loss to the Astros, served to represent how things have been going lately for the Mets.
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Green Bay - Packers quarterback Brett Favre and his family are dealing with yet another difficult situation. First Brett lost his dad to a heart attack last December.
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In a fitting microcosm of the Seattle Mariners&#39; season, Ichiro Suzuki took oen more step toward history while his embattled team suffered another loss.
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After New England's 31-3 loss to the Bengals in Cincinnati Saturday night, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was asked if he took solace in the fact that, over the last few seasons, his team has had a penchant for overcoming adversity.
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As the charter roared off the runway in Missoula, Mont., just past midnight last Friday, the University of Massachusetts Minutemen let loose. They had done it again. They had just posted their toughest and best victory of an unforgettable season, a 19-17 gut-churner against No. 2-ranked Montana, right there in Grizzly country, the toughest environment they had known. As the ...
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The stunning 29-28 loss to the Dolphins Monday night in Miami was not the proverbial wake-up call for the Patriots. But it was a grim - and rare - reminder of how vulnerable
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NEW YORK - Jameel McCline landed a crushing right hand on Chris Byrd&#39;s head near the end of the second round, leaving the defending IBF heavyweight champion glassy eyed.
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Trying to make sense of what is left behind envelops "Dying City," Christopher Shinn's remarkable tale of loss and how two very different people handle their grief.
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The once-mighty New York Yankees are  unraveling these days on the field and the Yankee family seems  to be fraying at the seams during the Bronx Bombers&#39; nose-dive  in the standings.
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In ÂGrace Is Gone,Â John Cusack examines the burdens being shouldered by the families of the nationÂs fighting men and women, and the price paid by those who have lost a loved one.
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This is what happens when the Yankees don't win the World Series for four consecutive years. Losing breeds big eyes and bigger paychecks for other players.
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Tim Jarrett understands what I'm saying. What a great Superbowl, and what an opportunity for Boston sports fans to learn the value in losing. What? Value in losing? You bet.  It wasn't that long ago when Boston was one of the best cities in the USA for sports precisely because Boston teams were such spectacular losers. I'll never forget the misery of the Dowbrigade after the Red Sox lost something (or did they win, I forget). They must have lost because he swore he'd never let them break his heart again the way they had for his whole life (he's about my age). Losing teaches you that there's more to life than winning, and that's the best lesson possible and it's the one lesson you keep needing to learn over and over until you lose everything, which like it or not is what we all do in the end. People write poetry about losing, great music is composed about lost causes. Who writes an ode to winning? They're too busy getting drunk or getting laid.  Never have I loved a team more or felt more kinship with my fellow fans than when our team goes down in flames after a season of great ups and downs. No doubt there are no smiles or tears of joy in Boston today. But there is hope. And that, even when you win, is all that's left after a great season.
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Something tells me Rockies manager Clint Hurdle is a guy who can deal with a 13-1 loss in the first game of the World Series. He knows it's not the end of the world. He knows there are other things more important. He has all the perspective any baseball man will ever need.
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Despite clinching the American League East last Wednesday, the Yankees still have work to do, a fact that was on display during SundayÂs loss.
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LOS ANGELES - There will be 100-yard games that Zach Miller will treasure more than Saturday&#39;s. Such is the problem with a first coming in a 45-7 loss that everyone from Arizona State would like to soon forget.