He continued to play well amid constant concerns about his weight, but injuries began to take toll in 2001.

The last Christmas games, played amid considerable criticism, were divisional playoffs.

That will allow Shockey to put his own axiom to the test - whether he truly plays better amid controversy.

Never before had he played amid such beauty.

His brothers played a traditional card game in the next room, amid piles of 10,000 won bills, worth about $14 each.

A desire to go outside in the cold and play with the wild voices amid the blowing snow.

I've seen the urban children who play amid the shattered glass and shattered lives.

Laimbeer did not play because of a bad back, amid speculation that he would retire Wednesday.

The rabbi had decided to play the healer amid baseball's squabbling.

Drew and his siblings played amid all the action, like the other children.