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PROVIDENCE, RI - JANUARY 03: Referee Jeffrey Anderson calls a blocking foul during a college basketball game between Marquette Golden Eagles and Providence Friars on January 3, 2018, at the Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI. Marquette won in overtime 95-90 . (Photo by M. Anthony Nesmith/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: JAN 03 Marquette at Providence

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 25: New York Jets quarterback Zach Wilson (2) and New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh talk prior to the National Football League game between the New York Jets and the Cincinnati Bengals on September 25, 2022 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

NFL: SEP 25 Bengals at Jets

Zach Wilson May Or May Not Be Willing To Start If The Jets Ask Him, Which They May Or May Not Do

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 24: Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets looks on from the sideline during the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium on November 24, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

Miami Dolphins v New York Jets

Aaron Rodgers Now Puttering Around Practice Fields Trying To Shock People

OTTAWA, ON - OCTOBER 28: Elliotte Friedman interview Erik Karlsson #65 of the Ottawa Senators on Hockey Fights Cancer night prior to a game against the Calgary Flames at Canadian Tire Centre on October 28, 2015 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images)

Calgary Flames v Ottawa Senators

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Elliotte Friedman Is The Most Canadian Scoopster

Fans display American flag during warmups prior to an exhibition game between Team USA and Team Canada on September 9, 2016 at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Jamie Sabau/World Cup of Hockey via Getty Images)

World Cup Of Hockey 2016 – Canada v United States

Bring Us Canada

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - NOVEMBER 16: XXXXXXX at Avicii Arena on November 16, 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Photo by André Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images)

2023 NHL Global Series – Sweden – Detroit Red Wings v Ottawa Senators

You’d Duck Too

PITTSBURGH, PA - OCTOBER 30: Adam Johnson is remembered before the game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Anaheim Ducks at PPG PAINTS Arena on October 30, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty Images)

Anaheim Ducks v Pittsburgh Penguins

Manslaughter Arrest Made In Death Of Adam Johnson

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 12: Alexis Lafreniere #13 of the New York Rangers celebrates with the bench after scoring a game-tying goal during the third period against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Madison Square Garden on November 12, 2023 in New York City. The New York Rangers won 4-3 in a shootout. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)

Columbus Blue Jackets v New York Rangers

The Rangers Finally Put Batteries In Alexis Lafrenière

TORONTO, CANADA - NOVEMBER 8: Joseph Woll #60 of the Toronto Maple Leafs reaches for the puck against the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Arena on November 8, 2023 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Michael Chisholm/NHLI via Getty Images)

Ottawa Senators v Toronto Maple Leafs

God Bless The Maple Leafs’ Defense

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 15: Flaco, a Eurasian eagle owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo, continues to roost and hunt in Central Park, February 15, 2023 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

Flaco, an escaped Eagle owl, remains in Central Park

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Flaco Has Flown Free