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Holy Craphonso! and other great sports names

Newsday Giants beat reporter Tom Rock texted me last night that Craphonso Thorpe, who tops my all-time list of distinctive sports names, is back in the pro sports world. Thorpe, who had a brief stint with the Giants, is giving it a shot with the United Football League’s New York Sentinels.

Thorpe’s re-emergence got me thinking about other distinctive sports names, and I put out...

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