Have Team, Will Travel, Losing Badly
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An increasing number of menâs basketball programs are looking to make the transition to Division I and acquire all the rewards and struggles that come with it.
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Maybe they sleep better on the road. Maybe the opposing crowd revs them up. Maybe they are just a really good team and the whole road thing means nothing.
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The Rangersâ injury problems have made their playoff run precarious.
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One by one, they have all fallen. Challengers with big ideas, bigger ambitions. Teams such as Notre Dame, California, and perhaps, in the future, Ohio State.
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They were 4-12 last year. They have had a losing record in 15 of 16 seasons since the franchise last relocated. They have won one playoff game since 1947.
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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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Each time I leave one of these championship games, I am not convinced that the right teams have reached the championship round. The current system needs to be fixed.
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Win and hope. That&#039;s what it comes down to for the U.S. soccer team.
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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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The day after elimination always brings strange vibes. It&#39;s too soon to let go of the rigorous season that fell short but not too early to start thinking about next year&#39;s team.
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There is a difference between being an inconsistent team and a team that is getting progressively worse. The Detroit Lions, who are unquestionably a young and inexperienced squad
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Just as US national soccer team coach Bruce Arena had predicted many months ago, the semifinal round of qualifying for the 2006 World Cup has been riddled with treacherous road trips and perplexing
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It has been no secret that the US Ski Team has fallen on tough financial times. That has been reflected in such items as reduced staff travel and even a failure to produce a printed team media guide, once an annual staple.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - After playing one of the Eastern Conference teams on a slow descent into mediocrity, tonight the Heat hosts a team thought to be going in the opposite direction â-leveland.
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San Diego -- The sports cliche about taking them one game at a time does not apply in a final-week drive for the playoffs. That, the players say, is looking too far ahead.
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Knicks Coach Isiah Thomas may not have the lineup, the rotation or the style he envisioned in training camp. But fate has formed a team that may yet save his job over the next two months.
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For players, any trip is a lesson in unintended consequences. Ivy League trips, with back-to-back games scheduled on Friday and Saturday so players donât miss as much class, are even more so.