Pistons-Spurs would be a wonderful Finals match-up for hoops purists, and a perfect excuse to tune out for the other 90 percent of basketball fans.

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If you have even the slightest semblance of a sporting heart, you have to root for the Sabres to carry the fair city of Buffalo to the Promised Land at last.

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As long as there are suckers like me dying to shell out 65 bucks for mediocre fights, how can anyone be too worried about the health of boxing?

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How does Mrs. Benson like the trade now?