Momentum keeps shifting loyalties
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As the Red Sox floated home from Cleveland following Thursday's reassuring Game 5 win over the Indians in the American League Championship Series, they gladly carved out room on their charter for an old, familiar friend: momentum.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Slowly but  inexorably, the groundswell of home support for the United  States Ryder Cup team gathered momentum at a sun-baked Oakland  Hills on Saturday.
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The humble LED goes from strength to strength
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Feeling increasing pressure on the course and off it, Michael Rasmussen has refused to crack and his hold on the Tour de France lead is looking increasingly solid with five days of racing left.
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The battleground now shifts to states where each of the leaders believes he holds advantages.
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Six days on and still they chant, still they march, still they seek to overturn the election result that cheated them. The crowds and the momentum are on their side, but, say Andrew Osborn and Ivan Lozowy
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On the road, the momentum and most of the crowd against them, and trailing their division rivals by seven points, the Patriots responded to the challenge with a tying touchdown
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Things are getting tighter, contenders are dropping like flies and conference races are coming down to the wire. Ahhhh, it&#39;s a good time to be a college football fan.
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The odds don't look good for the upstart conservative candidate's race against John McCain, but he and his loyal supporters are having too much fun to give up yet
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The controversy over the scoring of the men&#39;s gymnastics all-around final just won&#39;t die despite the fervent desire of the US team that it do just that.
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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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The offshore action continues to swell.
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The Cardinals' late-season acquisition of outfielder Larry Walker continues to reap dividends.
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You often see thoroughbred horses do it. Baseball teams have jumped out ahead in the standings and stayed there all the way through to a World Series victory.
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For many men, loyalty is sacred. Except when it isn't.
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Momentum does not appear to play a big role in determining a World Series champion. For every example of a team that seemed to feed off its recent success, there is a counterexample.
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âThe challenge is to continue to grow in every way. Itâs a tricky game.â