Chase format has critics but other sports do it
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This morning, NASCAR starts over, with a system in which leading the points after 26 races is worth no more than leading a lap. That would be five points, the margin separating each of the contenders now that
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In Connecticutâs win over St. Johnâs on Jan. 8, ESPN analyst Bucky Waters, while extolling Jerome Dysonâs nine steals, went too far with analogies of crime.
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NEW YORK -- Maybe 19 games going on 26 is too many. Maybe the familiarity that has brought contempt between the two combatants has also created boredom for those not in the two cities.
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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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It is a race that echoes the Beta versus VHS format competition of the 1980s. Only this time the technology is high-definition DVDs, and the stakes are even higher.
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The third straight week of this FedEx Cup finale is starting to yield more evidence that the PGA Tour Playoffs aren't like the postseason in other sports.
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A pulled hamstring or booted grounder might not be the only factor that could help decide baseball&#39;s playoff chase. Contenders such as the Florida Marlins, Chicago Cubs, New York
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The tricky thing about being the team to watch is it's impossible to stay that way for long. Either you become an also-ran or you turn into the team to beat.
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The sports world is giving New Yorkers more than their usual quotient of agita recently.
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The sport's rulebook says it's to be played in a 'ladylike' fashion (though it's coed), but competition can be cutthroat.
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Ski racing is not just about timing, it's also about figuring out the trade-off between risk and reward. The higher the stakes, the more tempting it is to roll the dice.
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer. in New Jersey as a Mets fan. ``I&#39;m taking away my experience as positive.&#39;&#39;. Burnett, plus left-hander Dontrelle Willis.
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Boston sports fans have a track record. Predictably, we watch the Red Sox, Patriots, and big events. So it gets interesting when they go head to head, as they did Friday night. A look at the ratings confirms that the Olympics qualify as an extremely big event.
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When six crew members were thrown out of the Daytona 500 for cheating it was suggested that NASCAR start suspending drivers as part of the penalty process. Jimmie Johnson was aghast at the idea.
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Sports reporting isn&#39;t supposed to be like this. Sports are fun. They&#39;re not supposed to hurt. As NASCAR Nation mourns the loss of the 10 Hendrick Motorsports plane crash victims, countless
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It is not as though they need any more reminders. It is not as though they are not aware of the consequences. Boston College has Rutgers and Mississippi State and, to an extent, Pittsburgh as prime examples of what can happen to a Division 1-A team on any given day against a Division 1-AA opponent.
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In the end, NASCAR got what it wanted and the fans got what they didnât know they wanted. With the inaugural 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup now in the proverbial rearview mirror, even the naysayers