STUPPLES CHASING LEADER
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Grace Park continues to dominate the Samsung World Championship after a second-round 67 proved her opening-day heroics were no fluke, but Britain&#39;s Karen Stupples is now in hot pursuit.
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Berti Vogts made his reputation as a tenacious player and now the Tartan Army are finding him a difficult manager to shake off. It is now two weeks since the 2,000 fans who travelled
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Four out of five times these teams meet, there's something on the line: playoffs, league titles, etc. But even without something big at stake, there's always something to play for in this border rivalry -- playing for pride, for keeps, and for bragging rights.
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SPEEDING towards Bass Strait in record time, supermaxis Skandia and Konica Minolta were duelling for line honours last night as the Sydney-Hobart fleet braced itself for a southerly buster in the small hours.
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By Brent Frazee, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Mar. 4--COTTER, Ark. -- Donald Cranor's hopes of catching a big brown trout on the White River were rising almost as quickly as the water.
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The Chicago White Sox have been chasing the first-place Tigers in the AL Central for much of the season. The defending World Series champions better start watching their backs, too, because the Twins are gaining fast.
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Serious fun lit up the Olympics last night. A showdown among the swaggering gunslingers who populate the sprint community, celebrated by 72,000 spectators for a full 10 minutes prior
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By Douglas A. Kaid, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Sometimes the other team is simply better. It's a tough thing to admit for competitors who spend all season trying to convince themselves they can't be beaten if they play their best.
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Physical play and a bruising running attack have been staples of the Hingham football team this season. Generally a smashmouth attack is not a recipe for a quick-strike offense.
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Tony BlairÂs slide is paired with the ascent of another leader.
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Scratch unstoppable from the ways to describe Steve Slaton, Pat White and West Virginia's running game. South Florida saw to that on Saturday.
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George Hincapie used some smarts, a little luck and a spectator&#039;s souvenir to take the overall lead at the Tour de France. Judging from his early form at the first Tour of the post-Lance Armstrong era, Hincapie is emerging as a serious contender to succeed his one-time boss.
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High-flying canines and their disc-flinging humans compete for glory in the national championships.
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CINCINNATI (Ticker) -- Linebacker Takeo Spikes all but ended his former team&#39;s postseason hopes and kept his current squad in the thick of the playoff chase.
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Teams often try to establish the running game early in hopes of wearing down the opposition and eating up the clock. Boston English accomplished both in the first half yesterday, rushing for 129 yards and chewing up 14:54.
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Australians try to tame the giant.
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Science & environment: A perilous three-way hunt is under way as rival eco-warriors pursue a Japanese fleet