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What Happens to the Loser's Championship Shirts?

After a Big Game in any sport, fans and players are going to be clamoring for commemorative merchandise, often just minutes after the game ends. To meet this demand and cash in on the wallet-loosening "We’re #1" euphoria, manufacturers and retailers produce and stock two sets of t-shirts, hats and other merchandise, declaring each team the champ.... READ ON

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15 Historical Brother vs. Brother Matchups

For as long as there have been brothers, brothers have been battling each other. In honor of the Harbowl, here's our incomplete guide to sibling rivalries.... READ ON

Name the Last 15 Super Bowl-Winning Coaches

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Beat This Fact: Jim Harbaugh Played Screech's Cousin

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5 Audacious Sports Cheats (And How They Got Caught)

Lance Armstrong is far from the only person to take cheating to new levels.... READ ON

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The Best Baseball Players Ever, According to Richard Nixon

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11 Fun Facts About Hockey Pucks

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Brain Game: Your Goal

The National Hockey League is finally ready for action after an extended strike lockout, so here's a related mentalfloss.com Brain Game Tuesday Test Time challenge. Good luck! Name the TWO Canadian provinces that are each home to TWO National Hockey League teams (and name the teams). Here are the ANSWERS. ANSWER: ONTARIO (home to the Toronto Maple Leafs and Ottawa Senators) and ALBERTA (home to the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers). Thanks for playing! Tomorrow, it's Wordplay... READ ON

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A College Football Rivalry Immortalized by Map Bunnies

For some folks, this coming weekend is all about the leftovers and department store sales. For others, it’s unlimited time to sit back and watch one college football game after another. And a lot of people take their college ball very seriously. One long-standing rivalry was even the subject of two controversial map bunnies. What are map bunnies, you ask? In the cartography business, it’s a small piece of erroneous information (the mapmaker’s initials as a bogus street name, for example) tucked... READ ON

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9 of the Biggest Trades in Baseball History—And How They Worked Out

The Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins pulled off a blockbuster deal on Tuesday night that sends Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, and others to Toronto in exchange for several young players and touted prospects. Analysts were quick to point out that this deal was more a "fire sale" -- the Blue Jays take on a reported $155 million in the deal -- than about the quality of the players involved. In total, this trade would lead to upwards of nine players, and possibly more, changing teams. Toronto... READ ON