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This week's Awesomest Sports Story Ever! of the week concerns the too-good-to-be-true adventure of Zamboni driver David Ayres, who suited up as the emergency goalie for this team:
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The Flyers
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The Penguins
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The Wild
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The Hurricanes
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Ayres not only got game action, but secured the win in a 6-3 victory over the:
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Maple Leafs
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Canucks
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Senators
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Stars
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In any other week, Alexander Ovechkin's 700th goal, which came against this team, would have been marquee story:
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Devils
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Rangers
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Golden Knights
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Kings
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And in what must be a record-breaking 4th hockey story in this week's OPJ, certainly you must have seen remembrances of the
Miracle on Ice, which occurred this many years ago this week:
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50 years
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100 years
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40 years
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20 years
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In NBA news, this team decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and change head coaches this week:
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The Timberwolves
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The Kings
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The Hornets
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The Cavs
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In other Tales from the Association, this wildly overrated baller had his season end thanks to shoulder surgery:
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Kyrie Irving
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Nikola Jokic
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Chris Paul
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Tristan Thompson
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This week in college hoops got downright wacky with a number of high-profile upsets. Coach K lambasted his Dukies' "not competitive" effort as they went down hard against:
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Syracuse
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Virginia
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Wake Forest
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NC State
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Elsewhere, Kansas knocked off #1 Baylor, ending the Bears' Big 12 winning streak at this many games:
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12
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23
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21
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19
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And the last of the unbeatens in the major conferences finally got a loss, as this team hung an L on San Diego State:
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Colorado State
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Nevada
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Utah State
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UNLV
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Finally, in boxing, Wilder-Fury II delivered a generally entertaining rematch, with the result being:
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Wilder winning by knockout
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Wilder winning by TKO
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Fury winning by TKO
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Fury winning by decision
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