A Semi-Close Shave in Win
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Carl Edwards overcomes an early speeding penalty to win at Michigan International Speedway and snap his 52-race Nextel Cup winless streak.
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With one big inning and a couple of close calls finally going their way, the Texas Rangers avoided a series sweep and a losing homestand.
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When does a win feel almost like a loss? Or a loss feel almost like a win? Truth be told, both the Yankees and Red Sox likely feel that way after last night&#39;s laugher-turned-nail-biter in the Bronx, and from
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Blue Hills 28 So. Boston 6 CANTON -- Coaches say that winning a game is sweet. Winning 200 might be more like savoring pure Jamaican sugar cane.
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The Yankees&#39; grip on first place was secure again, the margin inflated to 4 1/2 games. The Red Sox, second-place finishers for seven years running, were destined for it to happen for an eighth year in a row.
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It knocked one out of the park for its third quarter.
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After a bruising election and two recounts, Democrat Christine Gregoire emerged as the winner by a 130-vote margin in Washington state&#39;s astonishingly close governor&#39;s race.
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The Diamondbacks were outhit again, but these days that's hardly surprising. That they won anyway is even less of a shock.
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The presidential race is too close to project a winner right now, but that doesn't mean it will be too close on Election Day to prevent a landslide.
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It&#39;s always nice to finish important business early and the Eagles were able to do just that with Sunday&#39;s win at the Meadowlands.
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Ichiro Suzuki scored in each of the first four innings yesterday as the Seattle Mariners busted out of a long slump and defeated the host Detroit Tigers, 14-7, for their second victory in 15 games.
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As expected, No. 1 Southern California began the season with a one-sided victory. It could hardly be called a memorable performance.
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MUMBAI, Nov. 5. - Even if they had won, which they nearly did, they would have had a dig at the track. But losing made the vehemence even more.
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The Boston Red Sox beat the Colorado Rockies 10-5 on Saturday to move within one victory of winning the World Series.
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LANDOVER, Md. -- Stop the game and have a parade. The Washington Redskins finally scored 20 points. The big moment occurred with 41 seconds left in the first half of yesterday&#39;s rout of the New York Giants
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NORTON -- Defeating a team is one thing, reminding an opponent how the team got to be 5-0 is something few teams accomplish.
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When it's "win-win," you know someone's getting the sharp end of the stick.