"It was an ugly win, " said Adams.

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As described by Theocritus, he knew he was too ugly to ever win his love, the nymph Arethusa.

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However, this was an ugly 1-0 win for the Blues that they just about deserved as they remain 11 points behind leaders Manchester United with a game in hand.

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The Nets rebound from that ugly loss against the Spurs to win at Indiana on Monday night and managed to hold off another playoff contender in the Nuggets.

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But he added that winning ugly, as they had to in parts in the 23-15 win over England on Saturday, was the key.

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After opening the 10-game qualifying campaign with an ugly loss in Honduras in February, the Americans came away with a 1-0 win in a Colorado blizzard Friday night against Costa Rica.

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And now, amid the rubble of an ugly 2-4 homestand, an unsettling reality emerges: If the Mets can't even win when Harvey pitches, when can they win?

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