Striking fear on the court
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After everything -- the sensational psychiatric collapse, the electroshock treatments, the remarkable comeback, the zany career, the hit movie, the two books, the three wives, the nine children, the 27 grandchildren, and the father he feared and revered dying in his arms -- former Red Sox center fielder Jimmy Piersall sleeps well. He said a daily dose of lithium helps.
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In sports, as in investing, the pressure is on. We suggest a coping strategy.
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The Shock and its imposing frontcourt are history. The challenge now for the Liberty is to beat a team that is an awful lot like itself.
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During the U.S. Open, many tennis fans will pass through Grand Central Terminal without knowing that some of the OpenÂs top players are directly above their heads.
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US National Basketball Association stars are concerned that playing in international events is hurting their ability to play their best in quest of a league crown.
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MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 23 -- It's fine for Roger Federer to talk about the tension and nerves players feel before a Grand Slam semifinal. He is about to play in his 15th in a row, after all.
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., Jan. 4 - Some players seem destined to make a statement in big games, and some seem to shy from the moment.
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It&#39;s one thing to win Wimbledon, the biggest trophy in tennis. Quite another to live with it. By Anja Niedringhaus, AP. That is the tricky road of risk
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How many other teams can make news by finishing two-a-day practices with a bar fight -- not to mention one in which some Thundering Herd knucklehead maybe gives a ticket to the festivities to a player on a team they&#39;ll be playing next month?
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Alonzo Mourning knows he is not ready to play meaningful minutes in a game yet. He doesn&#39;t have his wind yet and still isn&#39;t sure whether his new kidney is ready for the physical pounding NBA big men go through.
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In today&#39;s NBA, it&#39;s tough to gain respect playing in the Eastern Conference. It apparently doesn&#39;t matter that the defending champs loom there.
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Players and fans exchanged punches in the stands as an NBA game turned so ugly a police investigation was necessary. Indiana&#39;s Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson charged into the stands and fought with fans in
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A confident American team enters the playoff rounds of the World Basketball Championship on an impressive run but some familiar faces are blocking the US path to reclaiming the global throne.
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The atmosphere suits certain players. While others have to learn to deal with the unique situations that a New York crowd promote.
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Rasheed Wallace is still talking this postseason, but the wild shots he is making on the court are speaking much louder.
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The brawl that erupted last week at a basketball game has exposed the weakness of a common assumption: that anger can be treated almost as if it were an infection.
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Novak Djokovic gives a different kind of impression on the court. Most players have been asked for their impression of the new, blue Plexicushion courts at Melbourne Park.