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The US women's World Cup defeat of Brazil joins the greatest finishes in ...

11.07.11

It was an dazzling moment in sports — not women's sports, not just soccer, not U.S. sports, but sports as a whole. The originate was grand and the stakes were high. Two superpowers dueling in a battle that captivated every person watching in the stands and across the globule. The crowd actually seemed to be fully behind the U.S. as it booed every time Marta and Brazil touched the ball. The interviews with the players and coaches were astonishing as they genuinely seemed to be in shock.

This obviously got us thinking, What are some of the best sports finishes in recent tribute? This list is by no means exhaustive, and it deserves a few points of clarification:

To be included here, the stage needs to be superb and the stakes need to be extremely high. (This is why we won't include all of those bizarre finishes that Les Miles' LSU Tigers had in 2010.) Blemished, there has to be some sort of connection to us as Houstonians or Americans. We're sure there are plenty of Argentinean

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NFL, Players Unanimous In Praise For Kraft

26.07.11

NFL and NFLPA officials affected with the negotiations for the new 10-year CBA lauded Patriots Owner Robert Kraft "for his behind-the-scenes servants in producing the breakthrough," according to a front-page piece by Greg Bedard of the BOSTON World. Kraft helped create a "smaller group of negotiators -- without lawyers -- that made elevation on difficult issues." He gave NFLPA Exec Dir DeMaurice Smith a "ride on his unsociable jet en route to a round of talks, helping the two forge a bond," and Kraft "wasn’t jumpy to tell his fellow owners when they were wrong on an issue to help push things bold." Giants President & CEO John Mara said, "We needed him in this process because when he gets up in the dwelling, people listen to him. ... He had a tremendous influence over this whole process. I don’t really reckon we would have been standing out in front of the union headquarters announcing this deal if he had not been involved." Ravens CB and NFLPA Exec Panel member Domonique

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