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It's the little things that count: Amado Guevara may not have led MLS in any statistical categories, but his skill and contributions to the success of his club were unmatched.(MLS 2003 Wrapup; Major League Soccer; allstar choices)
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Soccer Digest
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December 1, 2003
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LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT FROM the start: Landon Donovan is the best player in MLS. The San Jose Earthquakes forward is the most skilled and most dangerous attacker in the league, and its most precocious talent. But this year he wasn't the league's most valuable player.
Donovan's best play arguably came in the final weeks of the season, when he feasted on weak competition after the Quakes had already clinched the Western Division crown. He also missed seven matches for national team duty, and--although it would be silly to suggest that the Quakes don't need Donovan--the team had a more than respectable 4-1-2 record over that time.
More than anything, Donovan is not our ...
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CHARLES F. GARDNER;
363 words
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MCQUERREY STANDS TALL ON PIRANHAS' D HER STEADY PLAY IS A MAIN REASON THE...
The Virginian Pilot;
July 5, 1997 ;
Newbold, Kennan;
493 words
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Steady play lifts Lietzke
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
June 30, 2003 ;
231 words
...Steady play lifts Lietzke Associated Press Monday, June 30, 2003 Bruce Lietzke began the day with a four-shot lead and played efficient, if...
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Steady play puts veteran Tway in the driver's seat
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
May 26, 2002 ;
504 words
...Steady play puts veteran Tway in the driver's seat Associated Press Sunday, May 26, 2002 Two years of rain-delayed runaways by Tiger Woods...
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SICK OF SECOND BEST, BELMONT BOYS ROAR TOWARD GOAL HOCKEY TEAM STRIVING...
The Boston Globe;
January 23, 2003 ;
Andy Nesbitt, Globe Staff Correspondent;
720 words
......play out there." Muzzioli's team has done just that, compiling...and Matt Lentini - and the steady play on the blue line from senior...loss served notice that the team may have been too confident...time captain of the hockey team. "They complement each other...scorer, just as long as the ...
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THE RYDER CUP; U.S. looks to give 'em Hal; Struggling Sutton still...
The Boston Herald;
September 24, 2002 ;
Gordon, Joe;
625 words
......boy for the United States Ryder Cup team. Three years later there are those who...Three years ago Sutton led the U.S. team with 3 1/2 of a possible five points...Sutton was the glue which held the U.S. team together on that fateful weekend at...Curtis Strange, captain of the U.S. team, it might be ...
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The hunt for October; steady play and a bullpen boost will be keys in the...
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;
July 10, 2002 ;
Neubert, Cheryl Rosenberg;
787 words
......half 51-35, but it's tough to know which team is for real: the one that started the season...the one that was for a time the hottest team in baseball, or the one that went 6-15...the third-place Oakland Athletics. Each team has won at least 50 games. But unlike the...
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The hunt for October; steady play and a bullpen boost will be keys in the...
The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, Calif.) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service);
July 10, 2002 ;
787 words
......half 51-35, but it's tough to know which team is for real: the one that started the season...the one that was for a time the hottest team in baseball, or the one that went 6-15...the third-place Oakland Athletics. Each team has won at least 50 games. But unlike the...
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Nebraska volleyball focuses energy on steady play
University Wire;
October 10, 2001 ;
Robin Washut;
378 words
......long two weeks for the Nebraska volleyball team. After playing six matches in 12 days...moments of un-Husker like performance, the team made it through the stretch without any...Huskers match against Kansas will end the team's longest break between games (three days...
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Ridnour's steady play carries Oregon
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
March 23, 2002 ;
JEFF POTRYKUS;
547 words
...Ridnour's steady play carries Oregon Ducks' point guard outplays Texas' Ford By JEFF POTRYKUS of the Journal Sentinel staff Saturday, March 23, 2002...
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Steady play will pave way for OSU
University Wire;
February 27, 2004 ;
Mark Parker;
569 words
......Ohio -- The Ohio State men's volleyball team said earlier in the season there was not...its game that had to be perfect for the team to be successful. All that the players...nice because it helps to put pressure on a team. But we need to work a little more on our...
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Elkin providing steady play at point for Geneva.(Sports Extra)
Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);
December 20, 2002 ;
Fitzpatrick, Jerry;
637 words
......against West Chicago, a total buoyed by the steady play of senior point guard Chris Elkin. Through...Chris Elkin has stepped up and led our team at the point guard position, Geneva coach...Larkin, South Beloit and Woodstock, a team the Vikings face regularly at DeKalb....
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Sidelines: Findlay girl's basketball team finally finds its way.
Blade (Toledo, OH);
March 15, 2007 ;
776 words
......drive. Until this season the Findlay girls basketball team had trouble finding its way south. But when the Trojans...Roethlisberger, who will attend Oklahoma University, leads a team that had advanced to regional play two previous seasons...the final AP state poll. We've worked really hard as a team this ...
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Steady play keeps Bucks on move
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;
February 17, 2001 ;
MICHAEL HUNT;
615 words
...Steady play keeps Bucks on move After slow start, long...Bradley Center. San Antonio, the hottest team in the league at the moment, will make its...Summer Olympics. When Allen made the all-star team for the second consecutive year, there was...
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Spin Ranks 4th in NAIA Poll CSF team, coming off eight straight wins,...
Albuquerque Journal;
March 18, 2006 ;
WILL WEBBER Journal Staff Writer;
260 words
...The College of Santa Fe men's tennis team is at it again. Ranked fourth in the latest NAIA Top 25...California entering Friday's match against the top-ranked team in the country. CSF received one firstplace vote to fall...Riddle. The Spin finished the 2005 season as the top-ranked team but lost in the NAIA ...
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