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9 longest active playoff droughts in NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL
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Twins end historic playoff win drought as Major League Baseball post-season begins
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Lovable losers no more: The Cubs end 108-year drought by beating Cleveland, 8-7, to win World Series
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World Series droughts: Who's gone longest without winning a pennant?
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Lovable losers no more: The Cubs end 108-year drought by beating Cleveland, 8-7, to win World Series
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The goal is to win the World Series, not just to end the drought - Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais makes it clear that the team has higher aspirations than just ending
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Stanley Cup: Alex Ovechkin, Washington end title drought
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The Longest Drought in Pro Sports Is Ending, and Mariners Have World Series Upside, News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
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Stackhouse targeting bigger wins to end Vanderbilt's NCAA Tournament drought that dates to 2017, National Sports
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Sacramento Kings clinch 1st playoff berth since 2006, snap U.S. major sports' longest postseason drought
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Yankees' Anthony Rizzo's home run drought has him in search mode
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Man United stunned by Galatasaray as Ten Hag's team loses 3-2 in the Champions League