Rivals hope for the worst
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Looking for a cloud in Symantec&#39;s latest silver lining, competitors are hoping the company&#39;s acquisition of storage software maker Veritas will be a stumbling block for the security firm.
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Wasted chances, edgy crowd, gradual retreat into defence, late panic, strange negative substitution, two points wasted. A pessimistic Liverpool supporter turned around at half-time and said: &quot;It can&#39;t get any worse than this.
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Officials are examining the possibility of cancelling tomorrowâs running because of the poor conditions, while Schumacher went fastest of the day.
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There are times to go with the strong -- and there are times to go against the weak. In this case, Buffalo, Houston, and Miami. Each looked miserable last week and the hunch is this week will be more of the same.
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PARIS  - Lance Armstrong&#39;s increasing band of rivals have been given a glimmer of hope for victory after Tour de France organisers unveiled a slimmed-down race for 2005.
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Disappointment is something that Mike Mussina takes in stride because it has seemed to identify his postseason career. Again and again, Mussina has tossed playoff gems, only to be bested by a sharper opponent.
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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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LONDON, England -- One of the fiercest rivalries in world football could be set to one side under possible plans for Premier League Liverpool and Everton to share a ground.
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IT&#39;S crunch time for baseball&#39;s fiercest rivals as the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees prepare to play each other six times in the next 10 days.
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There was Kevin Brown at his worst, Curt Schilling at his best and baseball&#39;s most bitter rivalry at its end - for now, anyway.
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The discount retailer calls two tough plays in hopes of scoring.
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As second quarter fundraising comes down to the wire, top candidates are trying to win the expectations game
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Be careful what you wish for. Jose Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson both accurately predicted the opponents with which Friday&#39;s Champions League draw would pair them, but their only reward
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Competitors play to win. But what if your opponent is also the occupant of the big office?
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When things are bad, itâs natural to look ahead. Perhaps thatâs why we hear those phrases so often from politicians, sports figures and others in times of trouble.
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IRVING, TEXAS -- Plenty of defeats have registered in the painful department for the Washington Redskins this season. There was the stinker against Cleveland and the meltdown against Baltimore.
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When the players filed into the second-floor auditorium at Weeb Ewbank Hall yesterday, they were expecting one of Herman Edwards&#39; typically fiery speeches.