One game, two sorts of must-win situations
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No one will pitch Game 6 of the National League Championship Series while wearing a special knee-high boot, an industrial-strength ankle brace or a hard-to-scrub Thanksgiving turkey gravy stain.
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com. Win Monday, and the team advances to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Lose, and players will suffer through more of those annoying questions about playoff futility.
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CHESTNUT HILL -- You'd think that if your team generated 50 or more shots in a game, your team would win.
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As we head down the stretch of the season, the significance of each game will be amplified. While it is difficult to envision any team looking past an opponent at this juncture of the season
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In the retirement game, sometimes the best offense is a good defense.
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But first, two of the hottest teams in the majors get a chance to feel each other out for three games at Network Associates Coliseum.
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Georgia vs. Southern California, it might have been a heck of game.
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Paul Kariya and Peter Forsberg are difficult enough to stop at even strength. On the power play, they become almost impossible to contain.
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The top and bottom appears set, but thereâsa whole lot of middle ground left to cover. The New England Patriots hosted Buffalo last night and Philadelphia and Dallas round
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PITTSBURGH -- One goal of a Bill Belichick-coached team is to take away one thing the opponent likes to do best. Not everything they like to do. One thing.
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Funny thing about pro sports. One team&#39;s mess is another team&#39;s messiah. In Toronto last week, the Vince Carter era came to a close, and not a minute too soon.
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There are two sports that matter in the Lone Star State, the old saying goes. That would be football and spring football. But donât trust an outsider.
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Bush league or smart play? Sometimes the answer depends on the individual involved. It almost always depends on which team you like.
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A team fighting for its life -- in more ways than one -- plays on.
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When your defense holds an opponent to 207 yards of offense and allows only one touchdown, you should win a lot of football games.
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Sometimes, the two concepts can blur.
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Jan. 4 - Some players seem destined to make a statement in big games, and some seem to shy from the moment.