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Myth-making, of course, has always had a place in sports (especially at Notre Dame, as many have pointed out), but it is easy to see in Te'o's story the treacherous creep of melodrama into sports the insistence that every good athletic accomplishment be supplemented by a heart-rending tale.
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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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Second, the corruption pervading Chinese society, the direct result of its unaccountable political system, has plagued team sports in China, especially the non-American version of football.
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