Dealing with such heartbreak as a fan can make one fatalistic. Part of fandom is a sense of eternal optimism, the notion that your team always has a chance to win, even when paper the team is athletically and statistically overmatched. Not believing that your team has a legitimate chance of success or victory makes you feel inadequate, as though you are nothing more than a fairweather fan.Following Bayern's 21 win in Germany last week, the 20th meeting between Madrid and Bayern maintained a relentless pace in the first half. Madrid charged out into an early lead after David Alaba handled when sliding to block Angel Di Maria's cross. Ronaldo showed no jitters as he stepped up to drill the spotkick into the right of goal with goalkeeper Neuer guessing left..

Under its new league contract, the NFL Players Association is putting together a complete file of copies of individual contracts through the 1988 season. The data are being shared with every player, along with a detailed