bad blood

Rays, Red Sox to resume rivalry in ALCS (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - Top News  Thu, 10/09/2008 - 17:50

Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka swings David Ortiz's bat to get loose during an American League championship series baseball practice Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008 in St.<br /><br />Petersburg, Fla. The Boston Red Sox take on the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 on Friday.

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Bitter rivalry highlights Flyers-Pens (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - Top News  Fri, 05/09/2008 - 13:30

Some NHL rivalries evolve from a big game, a major trade or a short-lived scuffle, then fade after a few years.

Not the Philadelphia Flyers vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins. This rivalry is real, perpetual, and, mostly, downright nasty.

Evolving from state lines and bloodlines -- and it's mostly bad blood -- it's been one of the league's most heated since the teams were born in 1967.

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