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vegaswatch.net - 2/1/2008

This Is Pathetic

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I happened to, accidentally, see the cover of this week's ESPN The Magazine today. Here is the top third*: *The issue I have in front of me actually says "The 7 Smartest Super Bowl Bets (And 1 That Could Break Your Heart)", but that's far from the point. Naturally, I was intrigued by the top headline. This sounded vaguely familiar , so I looked through it. Not surprisingly, on page 50 they ...

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