Team Tries to Recover
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Jeff Gordon and his Hendrick Motorsports teammates will do some of their grieving at the Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend.
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Some teams steamroll into the NFL playoffs, some back in and some stumble in as if they&#39;d finally found their way home after wandering around dizzy and lost.
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For a few hours Friday night, the Braves pushed aside events of a lousy week and got back to playing like a team with aspirations greater that a first-round exit from the playoffs.
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Four years ago, the St. Louis Rams sneaked into the playoffs in the final game of the season. Now, they're facing the same situation, needing some help to advance.
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PHILADELPHIA - Their roster already riddled with injuries, the Bruins were down two more bodies by the end of the first period yesterday afternoon against the Flyers.
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Was this the same team that struggled so helplessly against Heerenveen on Saturday? Was this the team that&#39;s been busier with talking sessions and &#39;crisis management&#39; than with actual training for the past two days?
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COHASSET -- Many of the players arrive from work still in business-casual attire. They change into their uniforms in the comfort of their cars. They engage in friendly tete-a-tete with the "enemy."
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They looked like a team that had quit, and they looked like a team that couldn&#39;t be judged too harshly for quitting. There were so many young men in baggy white sweat pants and matching T-shirts on the sideline
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The Rangersâ injury problems have made their playoff run precarious.
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from an 0-3 deficit to win a best-of-seven series. They are already the first. team to make it to Game 7 after losing the first three.
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THERE can&#39;t be many times when the only unbeaten team in the division goes into a match with the leaders with 15 points to make up.
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For the unfortunate teams, Week 2 is all about recovering from the bruises and forgetting about a loss.
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The Patriots can be healthy or hurting. The field can be drenched or dry. The opponent might have a stingy defense or a high-scoring offense.
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It was not your typical halftime talk, not even for a team trailing by 18 points and trying to rebound from an embarrassing loss.
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Their starting point guard sat injured behind the bench, dressed in a nifty sport coat. Their backup point guard was nowhere to be seen, recovering instead from arthroscopic knee surgery.
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In the week following a loss to the Cowboys, a collective message grew in importance -- if theÃÂ Redskins wantÃÂ to reclaim theirÃÂ season, it better start now.
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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.