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Sports-related curses
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| A sports-related curse is the effective action of some power or evil, that is used to explain the failures or misfortunes of specific sports teams, players, or even cities. Teams, players, and cities often cite a "curse" for many negative things, such as their inability to win a sports championship, or unexpected injuries. The Curse of 1940 was a mythical explanation for the failure of the... Read enhanced Wikipedia article |
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Sports-related curses
A sports-related curse is the effective action of some power or evil, that is used to explain the failures or misfortunes of specific sports teams, players, or even cities. -
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Curse
A curse (also called execration) is any expressed wish that some form of adversity or unhappiness will befall another person or persons. ... Sports-related curses -
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Curse of the Billy Goat
The Curse of the Billy Goat refers to a legend commonly cited to explain why the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball team has not been to the World Series since 1945. ... Sports-related curses -
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Curse of the Colonel
Curse of the Colonel (カーネルサンダースの呪い Kāneru Sandāsu no noroi) refers to an urban legend regarding a reputed curse placed on the Japanese Kansai-based Hanshin Tigers baseball team by deceased KFC founder and mascot Colonel Harland Sanders. ... Sports-related curses -
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San Diego sports curse
The San Diego sports curse is a superstition cited for the city of San Diego's inability to claim a modern major league sports championship in the United States (Super Bowl, World Series, Stanley Cup, and NBA Finals). ... Sports-related curses -
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Curse of Billy Penn
The Curse of Billy Penn was an alleged curse used to explain the failure of professional sports teams based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to win championships since the March 1987 construction of the One Liberty Place skyscraper, which exceeded the height of William Penn's statue atop Philadelphia City Hall. ... Sports-related curses -
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List of NBA franchise post-season droughts
This is a list of National Basketball Association (NBA) franchise post-season appearance droughts. ... Sports-related curses
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