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Wed 11 Nov 2008Still no sign of an end to hostilities in the Ten-Year War
DERBY DAYS/Ohio State v University of Michigan:A rivalry between colleges in neighbouring states that began over 100 years ago really took off with the arrival in the 1950s of coach Woody Hayes to lead the Buckeyes, writes Damian Cullen
IN 2000, ESPN decided it was time to publish its list of the greatest North American rivalries. The usual suspects, well known both inside and outside the continent, enjoyed prominent positions. The legendary baseball match-up between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees came in at number seven, two places behind the ice hockey rivalry between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens.
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