But the Spurs, who had their repeat hopes dashed by injury in 2000 and by the Lakers in 2004, have something they lacked in earlier attempts: continuity.
Will he dash the Giants' repeat hopes?
After winning the national championship in 2013, the Tar Heels saw their repeat hopes end, in part, in a handful of key injuries.
The Chicago Blackhawks, whose repeat hopes ended in a Game 7 overtime loss to the Kings in the Western Conference finals, signed free-agent center Brad Richards.
With the defeat, the reigning tournament champs are on the cusp of being knocked out of the double-elimination tournament and must defeat three teams Saturday to keep their repeat hopes alive, beginning at 10 a.m. versus the host Palo Alto Oaks.
The White House praised the agriculture law for supporting growth in rural America and Obama repeated his hopes that this would be a rebound year for the economy.
I'm delighted and proud this morning that I stuck it out with my beloved Phils through all those losing years, the constant frustration, the repeated high hopes dashed, season after disappointing season.
Asked again, he repeated: "I hope he will be working with the BBC".
He repeated his hope that Congress would pass an energy bill by the end of the year.
Schäuble's comments were made on the same day that the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, repeated her hope that Britain would vote to remain in the EU.
