Promising beginning fizzled out
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FOXBOROUGH -- San Francisco 49ers players characterize their season as filled with bad bounces and bad breaks. The Niners won twice in overtime but were winless 14 times in regulation, including a 21-7 loss yesterday to the Patriots.
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You can get good help, but beware empty promises.
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January starts data throws cold water on hopes for recovery.
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An absurd premise hampers Peter Carey's latest novel, a herky-jerky affair that lurches between the compelling and the lackadaisical.
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The company's growth prospects weren't enough for IPO investors.
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It was not the best way to start off the night. With three first-half fumbles and several early scoring opportunities gone to waste, there were a lot more glamorous games going on in the area.
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Hope for any positive result from the Darfur peace talks, which opened in Libya this weekend, hung in the heat here yesterday as elusively as the chance of a breeze.
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This American icon seems destined to lag for the forseeable future.
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PEORIA, Ariz.  -- Mark Prior's return didn't answer as many questions as it created.
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BANJA LUKA, Bosnia -- The tip was vague but promising, like so many other recent leads that had failed to pan out.
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The annual Perseid meteor shower could provide a "spectacular" show, despite a disappointing start.
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Michelle Wie was hoping to make the cut but ended up just trying not to finish last.
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It started with dismissive talk of a fairy tale and deteriorated into more of a nightmare.
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It started with optimism, even innocence. One minute we were guiding cute suicidal lemmings down the path to nemesis. The next, thanks to hurtling technological advances, we were cruising the &#39;hood in a stolen
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Kanna aims to be subtle, sweet and deliver a message into the bargain -- but ends up reaching only the halfway point for each.
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The software maker is moving along -- but not enough to get investors excited.
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Books-A-Million falls short and points to the sky.