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MoterchMadness withawinover perenmal ; powerhouse Duke in the championsz game. they I would have been my pick. ‘ Instead. the BB goes to the Golden State Wamors ‘ STARTlNG DEC. 26 whonotonlycapturedtheirfirstNBAdtamptonahtp , . IN STORE & ONLlNE lnlOyeanlaothnetheyshoweditwaaanythimbuta ; flukebykickmgodanewseaaonth'ntallwithanawe- l WZC-gamewlnnlngstruk. ; UP To 0 . ‘ [I , , v _\\ Phylum-name” ; v l'mavoidingariewithmycleveruseofaemantics ; o if you accept the notion that the Super Bowl is f u. spott'sbiggeststageyou'dbehard-preuedtoflnda l OFF “TY FJ moreimportantplaythisyearthanundrafiedrookie ’ Malcolm Butler intercepting Russell Wilson's pass at the goal line with time run- ‘ ' /,,,/ ning out. securing the 1 “a Lombardi Trophy for the _ ‘ -; " ." "‘"(fl 't'~v" M him a _, .r_»-_ _ : NewEngandPatrlots. l n It . ‘ f v“ - j“ if; v v 3 if»? ' , “a“; However. my favourite ‘ Q; x . " « hf" . 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S 0 W5" 3:17 Next to a Super Bowl or World Cup final. nothing ~ out?!” ".,-1~,‘x “if "v- : 0.0 W" ' seems to capture the sporting world's imagination like “a m on "Eu." ' - ’ t ’ ‘ ‘ __,3 a well-hyped championship boxing match. Not paying mm ‘ mm m “in“ m . l“ to watch the bore-fest that was the l-loyd Mayweather- ' 0 â€" ‘ m .- ”gm ‘ m l \ “; Manny Pacqurao bout was the host money I (lrdn t g . . J; " 0/ g , 5? ‘ '9 ~ spend all year long. on: ' “ ' ’ 40 ’° “t ‘ - -f l . . Honourable mention (Ionnor Mtl)aVld on two A } ‘ “l ' 6 o "a?“ fronts First. the disappointment of seeing him tmpns- o F F V , \ xâ€"., J m5 _ A. ' a! oned. er. drafted by the Edmonton ”ilt'l" Second. getâ€" ~ "i ~ . . .. A ’ ' Q‘; ting shelved with an injury early in his rookie season q" ." ' ‘ Neither one is his fault hut disappointing all the ' , ' “mm” 3 l ' ‘ ' . a 2 samell‘mhestisyettomme ‘ ‘ an?“ . , 50 a .- ' s , ”1 ‘ ’. _.;f Beau-lollheyur " ~ 14 , “new“ The Feeling of Greatness [he Moo Norman Story , 0° ‘ ' My”? 1 by Tim O'Connor (2005 ed ) and When March Went ., 3 Q". ‘ A,“ rah." .: i " _' . , '. " Mad by Seth Davis (2009) were two of my faves this year. but the best 20l5 release was The (Lame: Inside ; HUNLPEJDS OF DEALS SYOREW‘H)! " - . The Secret World of Major league Baseball's Power j I Brokers. penned by ESPN the Magan‘ne's lon Pessah. ‘ 643“ ”an Atmnmu a, ,. ,. Fondhrewella ‘ ' . 0 LC“ H ST 5 R l ( i W As always. we said goodbye to numerous figures ‘ . GUARANTE EU QM. from the world ofsports in 20154 Some that evoked special memories for me included Yogi Berra. 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