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Literacy among sports

By Jay Cronley
Special to ESPN.com

Monday, August 17, 2009

Not to brag, but I have the best readers of all of the games, connected by the drama gene in the following ways: We hate cheaters and believe they should be put on public display in only their under drawers and gator boots after having been paraded around the track behind the grader; we believe penalties on horse race crooks should be quadrupled and apply to their family members as well; we can't believe so many jockeys could have so little going on inside their heads; we can't stand fancy picke ...

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