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The greatest collapses in sports

By Jeff Merron
Page 2 staff

Monday, September 19, 2005

EDITOR'S NOTE: This list originally ran on Jan. 5, 2004. Who would have believed it? On Aug. 1, the Chicago White Sox held a 15-game lead in the American League Central -- everyone had already penciled them into the AL playoffs. Good thing pencils come with erasers. Because after going 22-23 since then -- coupled with the Cleveland Indians' sparkling 32-11 record in that time span -- the Chisox suddenly hold just a 3½-game lead over the Tribe heading into their critical three-game series ...

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