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Neil Best leaves no stone unturned in the world of sports media.

Halfcourt shots are all the rage

Michael Drysch, center, a 50-year-old computer technician from

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It has been the sports video sensation of the winter: Fans hither and yon sinking one halfcourt shot after another to win big bucks via assorted promotions.

From college to the NBA, from Brandon, Manitoba, to Miami, Fla., and points between, there have been a dozen or so documented makes since mid-January – and that doesn’t even include the ridonkulous one off a front flip by Ashlee Arnau,...

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