Respect at the heart of rivalry for best of enemies
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SIR ALEX FERGUSON painted an interesting picture yesterday. It was a scene full of bonhomie, set in the bar of a sumptuous Swiss hotel, where two ageing men, a ruddy Scot and a pale Frenchman
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-- More than the Curse is at stake for the Red Sox, who would love to have bragging rights after getting bullied by their New York brethren for so many decades.
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When it comes time to pick a champion in an N.C.A.A. bracket, people tend to cluster around a few of the favorites. But the tournament itself is usually not as kind to favorites as the fans are.
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A long-running rivalry between the C.I.A. and F.B.I. continues to play out.
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With all of New Brunswickâs English-language daily newspapers owned by the Irving family, one aspiring rival has found that the familyâs dominance is not easily broken.
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One of the biggest Eagles-Steelers games since their long-ago days as conference rivals is reviving memories of the year two of pro football's best cities shared a single team.
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It always seems to happen doesnât it! A manager is poached from a rival club and the first game is invariably against their former employers!
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Super offense. Dominating defense. Perfect opponent.
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Two strong teams from the same conference, both led by dominant inside players, thrilling crowds with close games whenever they meet &#151; there isn't a much better recipe for a rivalry than that.
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Amazing, but even in this time of goodwill and cheer, some folks are always looking for a fight. A recent exchange with a regular reader got me thinking how divisive things can get.
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Always rivals, barely friends, finally partners...
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By MAY WONG    SAN JOSE, Calif.  -- Sometimes it pays to befriend an enemy...
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Across the spectrum of mass-appeal professional sports, Americaâs greatest regional rivalry has not been a pretty sight for New York fans.
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FENGHUA, China  - The enemy of my enemy is my  friend. It is such an enemy that China's communist leaders are  bringing into play as they struggle to counter the drive for  independence by an island it views as a renegade province.
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AUSTIN - Texas took care of its fiercest in-state rival and ensured at least one more week of bickering about the Bowl Championship Series.
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The rivalry between the New England Patriots and New York Jets may lack the animosity of the Red Sox-Yankees, but it is nonetheless one of the fiercest in the NFL, dating to its AFL ori- gins.
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Games between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox have, for at least the last half-century, attracted a media mob fascinated with every scrap of information about the famous rivalry.