Close, but no &#39;Chase&#39; for five
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Jeremy Mayfield won the Chevy Rock &amp; Roll 400 last night and forced his way into the NASCAR Nextel Cup &quot;Chase for the Championship.
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Driver figures if he can finish ahead of 4-time series champion, he has good shot at 2004 title. By Steve Ballard. CONCORD, NC -- Elliott Sadler has looked at the field in the 10-man Chase for the Nextel Cup and worked out a simple formula for winning it.
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He has chosen to give chase to swimming&#39;s greatest achievement and, predictably, he has fallen short. He will not match Mark Spitz&#39;s seven gold medals at these Summer Olympics, but he should not be chided for trying.
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Five can breathe more easily. They&#39;re in the Europe Ryder Cup team. Which leaves seven to go and of of all those desperate, tired and hungry men none is more so than Paul McGinley.
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The market has had a nice little rally of late. A real push to higher levels, however, won&#39;t happen until several hurdles are cleared.
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MARTINSVILLE - Halfway into the Chase for the NASCAR Nextel Cup, the competition comes to a half-mile track where intensity â-nd history â - inherent.
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Running coaches abound, but finding one who works at your level is essential. These five cater to runners sick of going easy and ready to embrace racing.
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On paper, this looks like a runaway. As we gear up for the 35th running of the Ryder Cup, the US team can take solace in the fact it has five major winners on its 12-man roster and Europe has none.
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Austria is not the start England needed. Sven-Goran Eriksson&#39;s men needed to hit the ground running and they didn&#39;t. Well, they almost did and as they say, almost doesn&#39;t count.
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If Jamie McMurray were in the Chase for the Nextel Cup, he&#39;d be second in the standings. Under last year&#39;s points system, McMurray would be sixth.
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Courtesy of a five-driver, one-race fight for the NASCAR Nextel Cup championship, many have lauded NASCAR&#39;s new points system a resounding success.
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LOUDON, N.H. -- Well before the green flag dropped on yesterday's Sylvania 300, signaling the start of the Chase for the Nextel Cup, Dale Earnhardt Jr. expressed concern about how the other 33 drivers would race the top 10 in contention for the title.
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The race for the Nextel Cup championship is down to the wire and the points leader is running away from the field. Suddenly, a slower car gets in his way, holding him up until the other contenders catch up. It just so happens, the slower car is a teammate of one of the contenders. Impossible? Think again.
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The presidential race is too close to project a winner right now, but that doesn&#39;t mean it will be too close on Election Day to prevent a landslide.
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Bill Gates remains keeper of top berth, while Waltons sweep list&#39;s fourth through eighth spots. By Madlen Read. NEW YORK -- It looks like the US billionaire&#39;s club isn&#39;t quite as exclusive as before.
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The day after elimination always brings strange vibes. It&#39;s too soon to let go of the rigorous season that fell short but not too early to start thinking about next year&#39;s team.
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There has been much talk lately about the chase for the championship and whether or not NASCAR has met its objectives by changing the points system.