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Bonne Chance, Armée de l'air
France has deployed a weapon against ISIS.No, not Zinedine Zidane. Though he is known for having launched a missile that beat Bayer Leverkusen for Real Madrid in the 2002 Champions League Final.French...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Boston -- 2015-16 Edition
The Brooklyn Nets visit the Boston Celtics this coming Friday night, and on Saturday, January 2. The New York Knicks visit on Sunday, December 27, and on Friday, March 4.The New York Knickerbockers and...
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How to Be a New York Football Fan In Houston -- 2015 Edition
The New York Jets visit the Houston Texans next Sunday at 1:00 PM Eastern Time.Before You Go. Most Americans hear "bayou" and think "Louisiana." But Houston is known as, among other things, the Bayou...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Edmonton -- 2015-16 Edition
This Friday, the New Jersey Devils play away to the Edmonton Oilers. Last season, I didn't even get the Trip Guide finished before the game in question ended. For shame. This time, I've gotten it done...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Vancouver -- 2015-16 Edition
This Sunday night, the New Jersey Devils will conclude their Western Canada roadtrip, playing the Vancouver Canucks, at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia.Before You Go. At 49 degrees, 16...
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American League Most Valuable Players: Right and Wrong
In every one of these cases from the 1931 establishment of the award until 1968, it goes to the Pennant winner. By definition: The most valuable player is the one who did the most to help his team win...
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National League Most Valuable Players, Right and Wrong
In every one of these cases from the 1931 establishment of the award until 1968, it goes to the Pennant winner. By definition: The most valuable player is the one who did the most to help his team win...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Orlando -- 2015-16 Edition
Want to spend Thanksgiving at Disney World? Probably not. But the New York Knicks will be playing the Orlando Magic in Orlando next Wednesday night, the day before Thanksgiving. Want to spend New...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Montréal -- 2015-16 Edition
A week from tomorrow, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and again on January 6, the New Jersey Devils travel to the capital of the hockey world. Detroit may call itself Hockeytown, but the real...
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How to Be a Giant Fan In Washington -- 2015 Edition
A week from today, the New York Giants will play away to the Washington Redskins.At this time, I don't feel like having a debate over whether to continue using the "Redskins" name. Yes, it's bad. But I...
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A Brief History of Football On Thanksgiving
September 29, 1621: What we now call "The First Thanksgiving" is held at Plymouth, Massachusetts, about 40 miles southeast of present-day Boston. Attending the feast were 53 Pilgrims and 90 Native...
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Ken Johnson, 1933-2015
According to Wikipedia, there are 13 men named Kenneth Johnson who are notable athletes. But one is an auto racer, and another is a professional wrestler, so it's really only 11 athletes.I'm focusing...
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Top 10 College Football Rivalries
Okay, this isn't scientific, but I checked 7 different online polls, to get as comprehensive as possible and weed out any outliers.Note that I have listed all of these rivalries in alphabetical order....
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Carolina -- 2015-16 Edition
The New Jersey Devils travel to play the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh next Thursday night, and go back on the day after Christmas. The 'Canes have given the Devils fits over the years, including in...
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Horseshoes and Hand Grenades
The New York Red Bulls almost pulled off a miracle last night. But you know what they say: "Almost" only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades."For the 2nd time in 3 seasons, they won Major League...
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How to Be a Devils Fan In Toronto -- 2015-16 Edition
The Devils visit the Toronto Maple Leafs a week from tonight, and again on Thursday, February 4.Being in a foreign country has its particular challenges -- and, yes, for all its similarities to...
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Faux Flashback: How to Be a Devils Fan In Hartford
Tonight, the New Jersey Devils will play the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh.Until 1997, the 'Canes were the Hartford Whalers. The Devils don't go to Hartford anymore. But they should be going there...
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Utah -- 2015-16 Edition
This coming Wednesday night, the New York Knicks go to Salt Lake City to play the Utah Jazz. The Brooklyn Nets will visit on February 27.Before You Go. We think of Utah, we think of the Wild West....
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How to Be a New York Basketball Fan In Portland -- 2015-16 Edition
A week from tonight, the New York Knicks will visit the Portland Trail Blazers. The Brooklyn Nets will visit on February 23.Before You Go. Like its Pacific Northwest neighbors Seattle and Vancouver,...
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December 6, 1925: Red Grange Saves the Giants, The Garden Opens for Hoops
December 6, 2015: The Jets beat the Giants, 23-20 in overtime at MetLife Stadium. Officially, it was a Giant home game, with Giant season-ticketholders. But the Jets won.Also today, the New England...
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