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Strange-but-almost true sports stories

By Jim Caple
Page 2 columnist

Monday, December 30, 2002

So many unbelievable things happened this year that the sports world often was as unrecognizable as Jerry Jones' face. President Bush gagged on a pretzel while watching a football game. A Russian mobster conspired to fix the Olympics pairs figure skating and ice dancing competitions. Baseball's All-Star Game ended in a tie. Terrell Owens pulled a pen out of his sock and autographed a football in the end zone after a touchdown. Mike Piazza held a press conference to declare he wasn't gay. And t ...

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