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The Things We Forget Bonus: The Author's Receipts

By Chris Jones

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Chris Jones authored "The Things We Forget," a chronicle of 2008 in sports that appeared in the December 15, 2008 issue of ESPN The Magazine. Online, it's presented in 11 parts, which are listed at the bottom of this piece. Here, Jones explains a few personal receipts he racked up along the way. SIDNEY CROSBY When you're going somewhere you've never been before, you're always a little off-balance—never quite sure you're where you're supposed to be. I drove into Pittsburgh, which is al ...

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