11.   That may not be acceptable for a hardcore fan.

12.   The idea was to create a game that would let hardcore fans simulate entire NFL seasons, with the computer depicting the probable performances of actual players and teams.

13.   The show mercilessly teased its legion of hardcore fans by raising far more questions than it answered.

14.   They played to a crowd of Straight Edgers and hardcore fans alike.

15.   Brescia coach Carlo Mazzone said Saturday he will stick with the small Serie A squad, reversing an earlier decision to resign under pressure from hardcore fans.

16.   Industrialist Giuseppe Gazzoni Frascara on Friday resigned as president of Serie A club Bologna, suggesting that the strong opposition of the team hardcore fans was behind his decision.

17.   Some hardcore fans had wondered if the filmmakers could ever win them over.

18.   Barrita and other members of the Barra Brava, hardcore fans of Boca Juniors, are wanted in the deaths of two fans of rival club River Plate.