[TS] Sports of The Times: Two Champions, and Two Levels of Preparedness
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Roger Federer decoded what hit him at the U.S. Open Saturday, while Maria Sharapova was flummoxed by it.
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But first, two of the hottest teams in the majors get a chance to feel each other out for three games at Network Associates Coliseum.
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Two weeks of preliminaries, first - round games, blowouts, and overtime thrillers come down to this: It's time to hand out the trophies.
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Americans see sport as entertainment. But the British do not necessarily want to be entertained at a sporting event. We require long-term emotional involvement.
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The Sporting News - No, not a World Series championship. They have two of those.
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Today&#39;s BB&amp;T Classic final will feature two teams that used their athletic ability to overmatch opponents yesterday. Maryland outran George Mason, relying on its man-to-man defense to spark transition offense.
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If there are any sports fans in America who have yet to be shocked by charges of rampant doping in sports, the graphic revelations of the last two days should change that.
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In most sports, there are athletes built for the long haul, and those who dazzle in quick, mercurial bursts. Track and field has distance specialists and sprinters. Baseball has starting pitchers, setup men, and closers. Based on anecdotal evidence collected from 40-odd years immersed in sports literature, I suspect sportswriters fall into roughly the same categories. Like the starting pitcher who is awkwardly relegated to the bullpen, some writers aren't a great fit for every project. Lars Anderson, author of "Carlisle vs. Army," is a case in point.
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Both Jim Boeheim and John Calipari agreed on this: Veteran savvy was the difference last night in Syracuse&#39;s 77-62 victory over Memphis in the championship game of the Coaches vs.
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We are in the midst of whatâs usually a prime season for sporting events. So why have most of them lost their luster?
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New data gives a peek into how the players are posed to do.
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The tricky thing about being the team to watch is it's impossible to stay that way for long. Either you become an also-ran or you turn into the team to beat.
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The sports world is giving New Yorkers more than their usual quotient of agita recently.
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New Englandâs win offered a succinct reply to those who wonder whether their three championships were tainted by the camera controversy.
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Offense, defense, special teams -- the industry has it all.
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Sudden death in athletes is more common than you might think. What to do about it, however, remains a dilemma.
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Funny thing about pro sports. One team&#39;s mess is another team&#39;s messiah. In Toronto last week, the Vince Carter era came to a close, and not a minute too soon.