Players force return to old leather ball
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The National Basketball Association (NBA) is bringing back its old leather ball after complaints from players about the new model, the NBA said on Monday.
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The National Basketball Association will return to using leather balls rather than the microfiber composite version that brought numerous complaints from players, ESPN reported.
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Hooligans have rarely been a feature of America&#39;s pastime, baseball, but fans and officials were creasing their brows yesterday over an ugly fracas that broke out at a game between
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The N.B.A. said it would go back to using leather balls on Jan. 1 after repeated complaints from players over the composite basketball introduced this season.
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With Ray Allen sidelined, some struggling SuperSonics players took the opportunity to be more assertive and rediscover their own game.
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The New York Yankees hope they&#39;ve found the ace they need to dethrone the World Series champion Boston Red Sox. The Atlanta Braves got the pitcher they wanted to return to their days of pitching dominance.
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Many players are uncomfortable that, for the first time in 35 years, the N.B.A changed the only piece of equipment it uses: the ball.
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After their epic comeback against the  New York Yankees, the Boston Red Sox can now lift a curse  hanging over them for more than 80 years.
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Such sweet relief, this atmosphere of giddiness that enveloped the Fens last night after the steady drumbeat of gloom and despair that has echoed throughout the ancient ballpark in recent days. There were ovations, loud and long, for all the familiar faces back on the field after extended absences due to injury: the captain, Jason Varitek; the dirt dog, Trot ...
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The last time the nation&#39;s capital was home to the national pastime, the game was literally a riot. Fans stormed the field with two outs in the ninth inning of the Washington Senators&#39; farewell appearance at RFK Stadium on Sept.
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District of Columbia officials moved yesterday to salvage an agreement to bring baseball back to the United States&#39; capital, after a tense week that had subjected them to ridicule
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For the first time since 1982, the NBA is sending two teams back for a do-over.
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Heading a modern-day football is not significantly safer than an old-style leather ball, ballistics experts find.
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Baseball fans in the nation's capital can start dreaming again of their first Opening Day in 33 years.
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Many of the players arrive from work still in business-casual attire. They change into their uniforms in the comfort of their cars. They engage in friendly tete-a-tete with the "enemy."
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Coach George Gelnovatch feels the pressure to return Virginia soccer to its dynasty days.
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Break up the Red Sox. A similar cry could be heard from beaten rivals when the Yankees dominated the World Series half a century ago. Now that the Olde Towne Team has won its second October Classic in four years, how many of last night's champagne-spattered champions will be back next spring?