Carlos Boozer of the Chicago Bulls shoots over the Miami Heat's Chris Bosh on March 27, 2013 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls won the game 101-97 to stop the Heat's 26 game winning streak.
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Carlos Boozer of the Chicago Bulls shoots over the Miami Heat's Chris Bosh on March 27, 2013 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls won the game 101-97 to stop the Heat's 26 game winning streak.
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Tom Brady and the New England Patriots were two minutes from being the first team to go undefeated through a 16-game regular season and the playoffs. The New York Giants stages a late comeback in the 2008 Super Bowl to dash their hopes.
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Tom Brady and the New England Patriots were two minutes from being the first team to go undefeated through a 16-game regular season and the playoffs. The New York Giants stages a late comeback in the 2008 Super Bowl to dash their hopes.
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Tiger Woods, right, shakes hands with Nick O'Hern of Australia after O'Hern beat him in the third round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championships on February 23, 2007 in Marana, Arizona. The loss ended Woods' streak of seven straight victories.
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Tiger Woods, right, shakes hands with Nick O'Hern of Australia after O'Hern beat him in the third round of the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championships on February 23, 2007 in Marana, Arizona. The loss ended Woods' streak of seven straight victories.
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The Dow Jones Average had positive results in 10 straight trading sessions this month.
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The Dow Jones Average had positive results in 10 straight trading sessions this month.
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Pete Rose had a 44-game hittign streak in 1978, still short of Joe DiMaggio's 56-game record.
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Pete Rose had a 44-game hittign streak in 1978, still short of Joe DiMaggio's 56-game record.
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R.A. Dickey, back, number 43, walks to the mound after giving up a home run to the Yankees' Nick Swisher on June 24, 2012, ending Dickey's scoreless-innings streak at 44.2.
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R.A. Dickey, back, number 43, walks to the mound after giving up a home run to the Yankees' Nick Swisher on June 24, 2012, ending Dickey's scoreless-innings streak at 44.2.
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The Detroit Lions lost 19 straight games over the 2008 and 2009 seasons. The 1976-77 Tampa Buccaneers still hold the record for NFL futility at 26 straight losses.
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The Detroit Lions lost 19 straight games over the 2008 and 2009 seasons. The 1976-77 Tampa Buccaneers still hold the record for NFL futility at 26 straight losses.
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Reggie Williams an the Charlotte Bobcats lost 23 straight games to end the 2011-12 season, short of the 2010-11 Cavaliers' 26 straight losses a season earlier.
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Reggie Williams an the Charlotte Bobcats lost 23 straight games to end the 2011-12 season, short of the 2010-11 Cavaliers' 26 straight losses a season earlier.
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