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The Academy Awards are on Sunday night. Even though I don’t go to the movies that often, I love the Oscars. I’m not even really sure why. Anyway, I decided that today’s blog is going to be a salute to the Oscars, except with a little twist. So many of the Oscar-nominated movies this year have titles that could easily be used as the title of some sort of sports-related documentary. So, here’s what I think the plots of those movies might be..

Gentlemen (And Danica) Start Your Engines,The biggest news coming out of Daytona involves everybody’s favorite race chick, Danica Patrick. After her much-hyped move from IndyCar, Danica makes her debut as a full-time Sprint Cup driver this season. And she made an immediate splash at Daytona, qualifying on the pole.

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I first saw on ESPN.com in late December that MLB was going to roll out new batting practice hats for all 30 teams this season, but I decided to reserve judgment on them until I actually saw them on real-life baseball players. Well, the first fews days of Spring Training have confirmed my original suspicions. With a few exceptions, the new hats are, for the most part, extremely ugly.

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The Year of Bringing Athletes Down, My only hope is that he’s the last sports hero to fall from grace in 2013. We’ve got more than enough time for this year to turn around. If anything, we at least know it’s not possible for this year to get any worse.