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Halpern, who missed the start of the season because of an injury at the world championships, is the Lightning's top faceoff man.

Rewind: How last year's deals worked out 2009

"This program needs to get to where we win championships and not just compete for them," Monson told the Long Beach Press-Telegram.

Big West Conference 2010

But when you don't win championships — or in these cases, never even play on the Super Bowl stage — your legacy will always carry an ugly asterisk, fairly or not.

The not-so-Super team: Best players never to reach the final 2009

He is paid to win championships, not pre-season games, and he will need a healthy Bryant if he is to secure a third of those in a row.

There's only a thousand Kobe Bryants: London laps up NBA's big star Paolo Bandini 2010

"Mistakes like tonight's don't win championships," he said after the race.

Jeff Burton frustrated after another near-miss 2010

Accumulating championships is what the Yankees must do, or else face the consequences.

New York baseball royalty reclaims throne 2009

To win championships, that's what you have to do — defend and rebound.

Lakers righting the ship, sizing up sweep of Jazz in playoffs 2010

"This program needs to get to where we win championships and not just compete for them," Monson told the Long Beach Press-Telegram.

Long Beach State - Team Notes 2010

Johan Santana's 2004 season, when he went 13-0 with a 1.21 ERA after the break and carried a number of fantasy owners to championships, is often cited as the Holy Grail of second-half acquisitions.

Fantasy owners in search of a second-half pick-me-up 2008

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Nikita Filatov's scoring touch from the world junior championships is holding up in the NHL.

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