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The Mockery That Has Become All-Star Game Voting

http://gty.im/502301222 If you run the words "All-Star Game" through the Wikipedia search engine, here is the how the second paragraph starts: All-Star games are organized like regular games, but are often played with less emphasis on victory. Competing goals are to give many players time in the game and to avoid injury. In hockey, for…
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Key Questions for Conference Championship Sunday

Following some Divisional Round drama where all four games were decided by a touchdown or less, the stage has been set for Conference Championship Sunday as the road to Super Bowl 50 boils down to these two games. The Denver Broncos will host the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship (3:05 pm, CBS) while the Arizona Cardinals make the trek…
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The Unhealthy Over-Analysis of Major League Baseball

Rumor has it that nothing goes together like peanut butter and jelly. Reality check: baseball and stats are the ultimate power couple. http://gty.im/456473228 The game of baseball naturally lends itself to stat keeping because it is not played at a frenetic pace like other sports, such as hockey or basketball. Those sports require multiple sets…
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The Final Curtain Call for Charles Woodson

http://gty.im/503293848 With the fourth pick of the 1998 NFL Draft, the Oakland Raiders selected Charles Woodson, a cornerback from the University of Michigan. This was a moment all Raiders fans will never forget, and Woodson enjoyed a career that was matched by few. It may surprise many to discover that things were not always as easy as Woodson…
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