Pride left after the fall
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Burdened by six consecutive losses, Giants, Eli still can play for some respect vs. daunting Steelers. BY NEIL BEST. When athletes talk about playing for pride, it is a sure sign there is little else to play for in a season gone wrong.
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CARSON, Calif -- Peter Nowak had an empty feeling when he left the MLS Cup four years ago. He was beaming this time.
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Now that a few days have passed to ease the pain of the World Series loss -- somewhat -- St. Louis Cardinal fans can look back at an awesome season that was fun while it lasted.
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Tim Jarrett understands what I'm saying. What a great Superbowl, and what an opportunity for Boston sports fans to learn the value in losing. What? Value in losing? You bet.  It wasn't that long ago when Boston was one of the best cities in the USA for sports precisely because Boston teams were such spectacular losers. I'll never forget the misery of the Dowbrigade after the Red Sox lost something (or did they win, I forget). They must have lost because he swore he'd never let them break his heart again the way they had for his whole life (he's about my age). Losing teaches you that there's more to life than winning, and that's the best lesson possible and it's the one lesson you keep needing to learn over and over until you lose everything, which like it or not is what we all do in the end. People write poetry about losing, great music is composed about lost causes. Who writes an ode to winning? They're too busy getting drunk or getting laid.  Never have I loved a team more or felt more kinship with my fellow fans than when our team goes down in flames after a season of great ups and downs. No doubt there are no smiles or tears of joy in Boston today. But there is hope. And that, even when you win, is all that's left after a great season.
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HIGHLIGHT: Emotional moments. We saw Sydney hero Rulon Gardner, crying as he removed his sneakers and left them on the mat -- a traditional signal of retirement -- after winning a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling.
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By Deborah S. Morris, Newsday, Melville, N.Y.  Feb. 8--In the end, the community came together to preserve its past with an eye toward the future.
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ATHENS -- A year ago in Anaheim, Calif., they were out of uniform and on crutches, their world meet over before it began, their careers in doubt. Annia Hatch had dislocated her left knee and torn her anterior cruciate ligament. Courtney Kupets had ruptured her left Achilles' tendon. Last night, they were both on the Olympic medal stand with medals ...
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Events of the day entangled many of us in an emotional lost and found.
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It will be different now for Boston College, at least until the Eagles lose a game, and some of the national respect they have slowly gained.
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Firefighters are in. In fact, firefighters never went out of style since 9/11. Their heroics make for epic tales that make American hearts puff up with pride.
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Football colleagues and thousands of fans turned up in teeming rain at Pride Park on Thursday night to pay respects to the late Brain Clough.
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Robbie Swanson, 7, holds a flag to honor victims of 9/11 during a Freedom Walk Monday in Salt Lake City, part of a Defense Department effort to honor those who serve.  (c) 2006 Deseret News (Salt Lake City). Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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By The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb. 12--The damage done to trees by the October Surprise storm was heart-wrenching, and it was clear from the beginning that many resources would have to be pooled to help the urban forest recover.
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Tycho:  The enforced revelry period has finally come to a close.  Thank Christ.
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ATHENS -- From soaring heights to missed opportunities, the feel-good ride of the United States track and field team hit a couple of potholes last night even as another gold medal was added to its 2004 Olympic collection.
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By Andrea Weigl, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb.
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ATHENS, Greece - If anyone deserved a party, it was the people of Athens.    The flame went out on the Olympics during a closing ceremony Sunday night that honored the birthplace of the games with an ebullient display of Greek pride and symbolism, a relief-filled celebration of the ancient and the new...