They're feeling the agony of victory
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One of the marvels of the recent stretch of success for the Red Sox has been their ability to overcome a seemingly unrelenting wave of losses to key players. The latest series of blows struck last night as the Sox lost Bill Mueller (sore right ankle and foot) and Keith Foulke (back stiffness) before the game and Manny Ramirez (left ...
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They've taken a beating, but are they down for the count?
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These guys are doing what they can, but it just isn't enough.
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COLOGNE, Germany -- Wladimir Klitschko made up for one of the most painful losses of his career.
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IT WAS typical of the trend of the match that it should finish this way. There was a power threat lurking from early on in a contest that took an age to warm up.
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Alinghi is getting used to winning the hard way. Fortunately for the Swiss team, it only has to do it one more time.
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ATHENS -- They'd known heartbreak before, four years earlier to be precise, when potential gold turned to silver in the final second of a crushing loss to the Aussies in Sydney. There was a mutual weep-athon after that one; it was hard to tell which team had won.
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Paul Kariya and Peter Forsberg are difficult enough to stop at even strength. On the power play, they become almost impossible to contain.
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They are suffering inexplicable breakdowns, and unaccountable disasters. This used to be the Boston Red Sox in October. Now it is the teams they are playing.
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Euphoria turned into shock and grief minutes after the Subway 500 yesterday, as members of the winning Hendrick Motorsports team were informed that one of the organization&#39;s
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Seattle -- - Not so long ago, the 49ers were inflicting on other teams the kind of pain and embarrassment they felt in their 34-0 loss to the Seahawks on Sunday.
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FOXBOROUGH - They are a prideful group and felt as if the last two games were not reflective of their potential. They had watched their own offense carve up the opposition and, in turn, lost their own edge.
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The Red Sox, seemingly in control of their division only a week ago, are feeling the heat from the Yankees, bringing back memories of a notorious collapse in their past.
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Pakistan suffer some difficult moments before closing out a victory over Zimbabwe.
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This yearâs first major tournament was a reminder that the desire born of economic despair and cultural upheaval is a powerful motor for an athlete.
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Real Madrid&#39;s loss at Espanyol brought a numbing end to a miserable week whose only positive outcome has been the realisation that some soul-searching and a collective look in the mirror are overdue.
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In the unpredictable world of professional football, there are but a few certainties: Dick Vermeil will cry like a baby after a win.