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SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - JANUARY 20: The Utah Hockey Club salutes the crowd after a win against the Winnipeg Jets on January 20, 2025 at Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Hunter Dyke/NHLI via Getty Images)

Utah Yeti? Not Yeti


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Several photos of Eagles fans overlaid with a note to the Eagles owner, and under that is a screenshot of a newspaper

In 1984, These Two Men Told The Eagles Owner: “Go Birds”

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