| Are some American cities cursed when it comes | | | | relief as the Red Sox won their first World Series |
| to sports? | | | | since 1918. Boston became a happy place, for a |
| It's time for the World Series to begin and, again, | | | | time, basking in their team's glory. But Boston has |
| New York and Los Angeles make up the bulk of | | | | had the joy of a winning NFL football team |
| the teams -- big cities with big populations and | | | | recently, it wasn't long ago that the NBA Celtics |
| wealthy team owners. But wait — we also | | | | were a powerhouse and the city's NHL team had |
| have teams in this year's playoffs from | | | | a good run in the 1970s. So Boston, in spite of |
| Minneapolis, St Louis and San Diego. Not huge | | | | the "Curse" had plenty to cheer about between |
| cities by any means, so maybe size really doesn't | | | | World Series wins. Even the 'Curse of the Black |
| matter. | | | | Sox' was lifted in 2005 when the Chicago White |
| We've all heard of the 'Curse of the Bambino' and | | | | Sox finally won a world series after failing to win |
| Boston's 86 years of hurt. The curse was finally | | | | baseball's ultimate prize since the infamous Black |
| broken in 2004 and Bostonians finally sighed in | | | | Sox series of 1917. |