Cold Comfort for a Hot Team
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Momentum does not appear to play a big role in determining a World Series champion. For every example of a team that seemed to feed off its recent success, there is a counterexample.
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A culture of toughness permeates N.F.L. locker rooms, encouraging players to fight through pain and stay on the field even as they feel the dizzying effects of a blow to the head.
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By Nicholas J. Cotsonika, Detroit Free Press  Dec. 18--GREEN BAY, Wis. -- This one wasn't because of the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field, the ghost of Vince Lombardi or the brilliance of Brett Favre. It was 41 degrees and sunny at kickoff, and the Packers were 1-5 at home.
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Baseballs will keep their cool this summer. The commissioner's office is telling teams for the first time that balls must be stored at a uniform temperature after they are delivered from the manufacturer.
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A team fighting for its life -- in more ways than one -- plays on.
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Their jerseys resemble those of the Montreal Canadiens. How fitting, because again this season, Catholic Memorial will be defending its version of the Stanley Cup.
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The AFC championship game will be played 6:30 p.m. EST next month, meaning a potentially frosty atmosphere in Pittsburgh or New England.
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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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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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For months, Buffalo Sabres fans compared the clubÂs new logo to a slug and a toupee. But now that the team is preparing for action, all is forgiven.
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It's a hard town for sports fans who don't toe the line. Sure, root for the Yankees and you're reviled. But there's a subtler band of loners in the Boston sports world: those who notice the fine details of not only screen passes or double plays, but also the clothing the players wear on the field.
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The Jaguars-Packers game was one of those December games that makes us love the NFL. It had the weather element, a sub-zero wind-chill that was magnified by the fact the visitors were from Florida.
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Coach Jim Mora has a specific message for the Atlanta Falcons this week: Relax. Be happy.
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Rain is forecast for Saturday in Spa. Here's what the team will do to cope...
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Evgeni Malkin found just the way make the Pittsburgh Penguins' 2008 even cooler.
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NBA players grieve in their own way. In memory of recently traded Walter McCarty, friend and former teammate Mark Blount will wear sweatbands on his head and upper left arm for the remainder of the season.
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FOXBOROUGH - The much-anticipated postgame handshake was - like the game - cold and uneventful.