Police officers stood by as fans of Al Masry, the hometeam in Port Said, charged the field and the opposing stands, fans reported.

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In a show of support and to her surprise, at the start of the game as she stood in the center of the field with the opposing team captain, her teammates ceremoniously locked hands and stood behind her.

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Before long he was the official mascot of the San Diego Padres, cracking up crowds with on-field antics like hexing opposing players and swiping vendors' Cracker Jack boxes.

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Unfortunately, some on Capitol Hill are opposing the funding required to develop and field the Future Combat Systems.

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The pure stats vs. salary model doesn't work as well as it does in sports like baseball, with its individual tilt and myriad numbers (a top defensive back, for example, may not have many interceptions because opposing teams avoid throwing to his side of the field).

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Unlike the traditional "drift" defense, in which defenders take a few steps towards the opposition and then follow the ball across the field, the rush attempts to limit the supply of easy yards by stopping opposing runners in their tracks.

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Opposing pitchers don't take kindly to young players who make spectacles of themselves on the field.

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