Sports fans are a devoted bunch. They sit in the wind and the cold watching a team that is hopelessly out of first place, and then they come back for more the next season. What is it that keeps these fans going through all the hard times? Here is a chance to read about these fans as they tell their stories of devotion and determination. More than 100 loyal followers of 23 teams talk about why they aren't giving up. Their stories include the Chicago Cubs fan who wants his ashes brought to the World Series-clinching game if he's not around to see it; the Sacramento Kings supporters who fought to keep their team from leaving town; and the Mississippi State football fanatics and their never-say-die cowbells.