Sports Illustrated - USA (2020-02)

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Lake Placid,
these Boomers
are moving the
party to Vegas.
Nearly all the
members of the
1980 U.S. Olympic
hockey team will
watch the Golden
Knights take on
the Panthers and
will be honored
at a “Relive the
Miracle” fan event
at the Thomas
& Mack Center
before the game.

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N WEEK 17 of the NFL season,
the 5–10 Jaguars and the 7–8
Colts met for a meaningless
contest. Neither team was in playoff
contention; both were ailing. What
could such a game, even under the
best possible circumstances, have to
offer fans? Still, there was a broadcast
window to fill and tickets to sell, so the
game went on.
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of that matchup while watching the
new three-part Netflix docuseries, Killer
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