Word: near-misses
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...137th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale near Liverpool was not supposed to be a joyous affair. Going into the final day's play, in fact, all signs suggested a narrative of torment, inner demons and redemption in the clutches of the body's inexorable decline. That was all taking place in the livin'-large form of 53-year-old third-round leader Greg Norman. But on the final day, the Australian thrashed and grimaced his way to yet another near-miss at a major championship. As one of golf's great comeback stories unraveled in Birkdale's wispy rough...
RETIRING. SMARTY JONES, 3, the unassuming chestnut colt that created legions of new horse-racing fans with his effortless wins in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, and a near-miss for the Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes; to a breeding farm, after he was found to have bruised ankles; in Philadelphia...
...Every game from here on out is critical to Harvard’s NCAA tournament hopes. No elaboration needed here. After Saturday’s near-miss against Cornell, the Crimson has no margin for error...
...going to die. Unlike my carefree, confident comrades who intrepidly planned to gallivant around the world for their vacations, I became obsessed with the idea that I was going to reach a fiery end somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic on my way to Europe. After a near-miss on a flight last year, I have developed a rather acute fear of flying...
...Friday, the Golden Knights outshot Harvard 14-5 in the extra frame, and had numerous near-miss opportunities. They were always stymied by either an unlucky bounce or a brilliant save by Grumet-Morris, who stopped a career-high 39 shots...