Athletes try to keep focus on the games as war rages

Saturday, March 22, 2003

Montreal hockey fans voiced their displeasure over the war in Iraq by booing the U.S. national anthem, while many athletes and coaches said the military action made their pursuits seem almost trivial by comparison.

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