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Curses, superstitions and sports

By Robert Booth
Special to Page 2

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Superstitions and curses play a big role in sports. The 1969 Cubs know all about that -- seemingly on track for the postseason, the Cubbies collapsed in September that year after a black cat crossed paths with Ron Santo in the on-deck circle at Shea Stadium. Blame it on the black cat or the Curse of the Billy Goat, but the Cubs haven't been to a World Series since 1945 and haven't won one since 1908. It could be the Cubs just stink. Or, maybe we need to look into the mystical and just plain wei ...

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