To use a sports metaphor, an NBA player tossing a ball in the final seconds of a period has nothing to lose.

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And then there was this sports metaphor, which referenced a certain polarizing NBA star.

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There is now a level playing field (apologies for the sports metaphor) that would allow the badly underfunded transportation agency to take full advantage of the area's rapidly rising prices and explosive growth.

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The vacancy of the entire year class seems like a fitting metaphor for halls of fame across all sports, but especially in baseball.

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