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KRT 32 Caps Pens 32 growing pains 32 fandemonium 32 flameouts 32 travails 32 contretemps 32 Glitz glamor 32 anticipation 32 Distractions 32 snubs 32 conspicuous absence 32 overshadowed 32 saga 32 Jimmer mania 32 aww shucks 32 eyebrow raisers 32 endlessly dissected 32 Greg Gumble 32 Biggest Disappointment 32 disappointment 32 adulation showered 32 buzzard luck 32 hosannas 32 crappiness 32 crowning moment 32 negativity 32 Donovan McNabb benching 32 somewhat anticlimactic 32 tearful goodbye Favre 32 specualtion 32 brou ha ha 32 Much ado 32 star wattage 32 giddiness 32 yawn inducing 32 rivalries 32 spectacle 32 stinging rebukes 32 dustup 32 newness 32 resist needling 32 waxing poetically 32 symbolism 32 paraphrase Mark Twain 32 defensive lineman Derrick Burgess 32 Favre palooza 32 Townspeople weary 32 contraversy 32 flub 32 fiascoes 32 Tigermania 32 lofty expectations 32 flapdoodle 32 forgone conclusion 32 cynics 32 hoops junkies 32 resounding meh 32 histrionics 32 Heisman hype 32 vitriol 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Sasha Cohen 28 sheepishness 28 bitter rivalry 28 gyrating hips Justin Timberlake 28 Controversies 28 notable absences 28 Delays ilikemusic 28 preordained 28 mythmaking 28 Bratara called 28 Raptorland 28 sizzle 28 Excitement 28 Conan O'Brien Jay Leno 28 heated rivalry 28 surprise 28 prefight hype 28 skimpily clad cheerleaders 28 apt summation 28 forgetten 28 KAPALUA Hawaii Tiger Woods 28 Osmonds reunite 28 prepartions 28 roundly lambasted 28 overblown 28 effusive 28 Aw crap 28 Boy Scouts congressionally chartered 28 palace intrigue 28 presumptive nominee coronation 28 cavils 28 midmajors 28 inexorable march toward 28 inevitable 28 hugfest 28 watercooler buzz 28 HBK Taker 28 fascination 28 flubbing 28 surly mood 28 Sosa corked bat 28 underhyped 28 detected bloodlust 28 April Fools Joke 28 feigned outrage 28 McCourts divorce 28 celebrification 28 hitches 28 gaffes 28 whetted appetites 28 flackery 28 tearful farewell 28 thinly veiled references 28 Sports Illustrated jinx 28 pontification 28 National Palace pancaked 28 perfunctory 28 boneheadedness 28 posturing 28 Coach Muffet McGraw 28 blowout 28 Revisionist history 27 Twittering 27 Hyperbole 27 specialness 27 Cardio Freak 27 avidly pursued 27 cachet 27 Bernard Hopkins Jermain Taylor 27 SNAFUs 27 utter ineptitude 27 pitfalls 27 monumentally stupid 27 nose thumbing 27 star studded red carpet 27 jubilations 27 Kurtis Popp sentencing 27 prophylactic antihistamines 27 certain presumptuousness 27 sounded contrite 27 nagging doubts 27 exuberance 27 MacWorld keynote 27 booed vociferously 27 desperately covets 27 InsideHoops.com Talk 27 bigotgate 27 gum flapping 27 coincidental 27 Forgettable 27 WRs Anquan Boldin 27 whoopla 27 fitting capper 27 notable snubs 27 invitees splashed 27 retrospect 27 unhappy endings 27 Vick tory 27 Capcom Captivate 27 mumblings 27 showbizzy 27 foregone conclusions 27 stumbling bumbling 27 celebra tion 27 Nancy Kerrigan Tonya Harding 27 tad presumptuous 27 publicized 27 ESPN GameDay 27 yawn 27 lopsided 27 punditocracy 27 invincible aura 27 optimisim 27 brain fart 27 outcry 27 barely ripple 27 annoying quirks 27 tepid Heft 27 apple fanboys 27 overanalyzed 27 overriding theme 27 SOUTHAMPTON NY Phil Mickelson 27 glaring omission 27 adoration 27 leadup 27 misteps 27 seemed 27 intrastate rivalry 27 criticisim 27 Obama snubPresident Barack Obama 27 ponderings 27 chancellors hashed 27 fingernail biting 27 NEW IN STORES 27 paparazzi hounding 27 overt politicking 27 sourpusses 27 newfound fame 27 simulated mooning 27 rumors swirl 27 coincidence 27 wimpiness 27 deju vu 27 N.C.A.A. tournament 27 Uma Oprah 27 upsets buzzer beaters 27 Smackdown Vs 27 emotion 27 accolades 27 WEB VOTE Which 27 INDIANAPOLIS Danica Patrick 27 shrieking grunts 27 jadedness 27 Blissfully 27 rhetorical overkill 27 ivied walls 27 wacky hijinks 27 murmurings 27 Hyped 27 Marries Longtime Girlfriend 27 unentertaining 27 Steelers jut jawed 27 George Dohrmann 27 decidedly unenthusiastic 27 déja vu 27 Sarcasm aside 27 nitpick 27 hokum 27 hilarity ensued 27 occasional flubs 27 blogging vlogging 27 overshadows 27 minislump 27 uncontrollable spirals 27 minutia 27 PHILADELPHIA KRT 27 fulminations 27 freakishness 27 good natured razzing 27 NO SURPRISE 27 Gabriella vow 27 fanboyism 27 Honesty compels me 27 paparazzi flashbulbs 27 mock drafters 27 ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi 27 belated mea culpa 27 Gretzky Lemieux 27 schnide 27 Merriam Webster Word 27 Dr.Laura 27 heartily booed 27 Boos 27 Bodyguard soundtrack 27 curiously absent 27 postgame celebration 27 gimmes 27 Old Timer Day 27 RIP Corey Haim 27 dej vu 27 ESPN Rece Davis 27 non AQs 27 incessant whining 27 Pooh Bahs 27 BBFs Paris Hilton 27 weirdness 27 SATIRE 27 Ad nauseam 27 chancellor Richard Byyny 27 Tabloid fodder 27 Same ol 27 optimism abounds 27 pomp pageantry 27 momentary diversion 27 skittishness 27 circus 27 Kentucky Derby Preakness Stakes 27 Readying 27 clutchness 27 Yankeeland 27 tumultous 27 popularity 27 flashy 27 downright unwatchable 27 #/#-point underdogs [003] 27 aura 27 gee whiz 27 palaver 27 Publicity stunt 27 conclave implying 27 parallels 27 pleasantries 27 ascendence 27 carpers 27 rancorous 27 cavernous Thompson Boling 27 Lenovo Ideapad Y# 27 FROM MTV.COM 27 that'sa whole nother 27 incredulousness 27 dreading 27 pooh poohing 27 vibes emanating 27 dissapointment 27 jubilation 27 NORTON Mass. 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