Surprise! Ratner&#39;s team can play to win
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It remains to be seen whether the Nets are as good with Vince Carter as they once were with Kenyon Martin, but at least they have made winning a priority again over in the Meadowlands.
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The result of Saturdayâs game against Rutgers offered some respite for a troubled Connecticut team that is accustomed to being not only a Big East power, but also a national contender.
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The Braves&#39; magic number to clinch the NL East remained at 10, thanks to Florida&#39;s 4-3 victory over Montreal...Keppinger&#39;s error was the 130th this season for the Mets, tops in the majors...Betemit&#39;s RBI was the first of his career...Atlanta holds a 10-6
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The Mets are in reach of winning consecutive division titles for the first time, despite fielding a team that does not stand out in any particular way.
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It is clear that the Redskins are not going to be able to knock out anybody early. A ground game and defense will be what the team relies on for the foreseeable future.
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From the rubble of last season, the Philadelphia Flyers have built a team that might be awfully good, especially on offense.
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It&#39;s certainly not where Cloutier and the other locked-out NHL players wanted to be Friday night but, given their circumstances, they&#39;ll play anywhere now.
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NEW YORK -- It was anything but a knockout punch, but there is much to say about a good, solid decision, especially when a team displays its unit versatility.
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The Dodgers seldom win with the long ball. They're a good hitting team, with an NL-leading .275 batting average heading into last night's game against Pittsburgh, but home runs are for teams such as the Reds, Phillies, and Braves. Not the Dodgers.
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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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A team fighting for its life -- in more ways than one -- plays on.
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The New York Giants aren&#39;t just winning. They&#39;re doing the kind of things winning teams do. Like making a stand on fourth-and-1 deep in their own territory, then again at midfield in the fourth quarter.
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It wasn&#39;t the start Al Montoya was looking for, but the end result was all that really mattered. Playing on home ice in the first game since winning their first
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This fixture will be one of the toughest matches we&#39;ve faced this season because winning games in France is never easy. Sochaux are flying high in their own league, in third position, and that is no mean feat.
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Good coaches and good teams win games no matter when they&#39;re played or what&#39;s at stake. The NFL preseason may be meaningless but recent history shows that success
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By GERRY CALLAHAN  There is, of course, no telling how the Ping-Pong balls will bounce come lottery day, but something unusual happened to the Boston Celtics last year. They got lucky.
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In a season when more teams are self-destructing than improving, everyone is searching for the NBA&#39;s biggest surprise. I&#39;ve identified a serious candidate -- a 21-win team