1.   A sudden, unforeseen blow to the abdomen that took a proud franchise to its knees.

2.   Now owned by Rupert Murdoch through his Fox Network, the Dodgers are no longer the proud franchise of the past.

3.   Now, only time will tell if one proud player and one proud franchise continue to see their wishes come true.

4.   Once upon a time, it reminds, this was a proud franchise.

5.   The better story here is that a proud franchise with a glorious Super Bowl heritage has somehow gone down the porcelain bowl.

6.   They are on the vanguard of a promising youth movement that can only help a once proud franchise right itself.

7.   When the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins last met, the proud franchises were winless.

8.   They were glory days, indeed, for a proud franchise.

9.   This is a proud franchise with a proud history and a proud tradition.