There is never a clear winner in the Puppy Bowl.

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With stars like Snoop Dogg and Deion Sanders playing in the game, a post-game concert featuring Chris Young and a nighttime party headlined by Justin Timberlake, it is clear why the DIRECTV Celebrity Beach Bowl has become a Super Bowl staple.

FORBES: DIRECTV's Celebrity Beach Bowl Draws Celebrities and Fans to the Sand

Lifting the cover of a lacquer bowl might reveal a clear broth with a tiny cube of silken tofu and shreds of chive and citron, followed by a charcoal brazier bearing a small grilled fish, after which an arrangement of candy-coloured dumplings and local wild vegetables might appear on a dish of rustic stoneware.

BBC: Kaiseki-ryori: Japanese haute cuisine

At some point, perhaps mid-2008, the inflationary implications of this full-punch-bowl recovery process will become clear to the Treasury market and the Fed.

FORBES: The Punch Bowl Is Back

Last weekend, after Goodell suggested it might be time to end the Pro Bowl, the players made it clear they have no intention of letting him end their annual sojourn to Hawaii without their blessing.

WSJ: In the NFL, Power Shifts to the Players

And once we compare the countless iconic events staged in the Rose Bowl against the truck pulls, underachieving Cowboy games and a flubbed Super Bowl of recent vintage that took place at Cowboys Stadium, a clear advantage for California turns into a rout.

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Saturday's results have made it clear that the Big Ten can't play out the string and present its Rose Bowl candidate as usual at season's end.

WSJ: College Football: How to Save the Big Ten Conference