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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: losing streak

losing streak stories: 2 news summaries

 Pirates Set Mark With 
 17th Straight Losing Year 

Pittsburgh's futility streak longest in North American sports history

Sep 7, 09 6:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Baseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates set a new North American standard for consecutive losing seasons by a major sports franchise, the Post-Gazette reports, with today’s loss to the Chicago Cubs guaranteeing the team finishes with more losses than wins for the 17th year in a row. The Pirates had shared... More »

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MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • Chicago Cubs • Pittsburgh Pirates • Sacramento Kings • Tampa Bay Buccaneers • Vancouver Canucks • tradition • losing streak • losing season • futility

After 51 Straight Defeats, Finally
a Victory

NJ Highlanders and fans take their NCAA woes in stride

Jan 23, 09 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - After an NCAA record 51-game losing streak, the New Jersey Institute of Technology basketball team finally eked out a win this week. One of the scores of schools who joined the NCAA's top division a few years back thinking "why not us?," NJIT soon answered that question unequivocally:... More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • college basketball • losing streak • New Jersey Institute of Technology

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