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Purdue D creates horror show for MSU

By Adam Rittenberg
ESPN.com

Tuesday, February 17, 2009

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The face of Purdue basketball is covered with a clear plastic mask that protects a nose broken by an elbow thrown by a bewildered Big Ten star. Chris Kramer didn't ask to wear the protective headgear, nor would he volunteer for another 'bow to the nose from Michigan's Manny Harris. But in many ways, the mask suits the junior Boilermakers guard -- and a team that will never win a beauty contest. "Some people call me 'the masked man,'" Kramer said. "Some other people sa ...

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