In the 16th minute, McAlister dispossessed Wallace but ended up sending his cross to an empty back post.

BBC: Sport - Football - Hamilton Accies 0-2 Hearts

But The Washington Post snarls, An empty-calorie clone, and The Miami Herald snaps, The worst kind of sequel, the kind that exists only to give you more, more, more of what you liked the first time around without ever justifying its existence.

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As the sun dipped to the horizon on Friday, and the temperature dropped with it, the Marines moved the command post to a neighboring compound, an empty corral with eight-foot mud-and-rock walls.

WSJ: Ahead of Marjah Offensive, Afghan Officials Sought to Negotiate With Taliban

But they came away empty-handed after full-back Blair struck a post with a simple penalty and Australian fly-half Sam Norton-Knight was wide with a drop-goal attempt.

BBC: Cardiff Blues 19-15 Scarlets

Defence lawyers said a post-mortem examination showed Ms Steenkamp had an empty bladder consistent with someone getting up to go to the toilet, as detailed in Mr Pistorius's narrative.

BBC: Pistorius witness 'heard shots, screams, more shots'

These days, can anyone imagine a post season game played in front of 19, 000 empty seats?

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This time, Robinson could only palm a low Ray Parlour effort onto the inside of a post and the ball bounced back invitingly for Henry to head into the empty net.

BBC: Viduka hands title to Man Utd

They've moved from a "glass-half-empty" despondency just before Christmas to something a bit more positive (and see my post of Monday for why).

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