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Sports 101: ‘No-brainer’ has two meanings

Ken Griffey Jr. buttons up his Hall of Fame jersey after he and Mike Piazza were announced as electees into the 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame class, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, in New York. Griffey was elected to with the highest voting percentage ever.
Ken Griffey Jr. buttons up his Hall of Fame jersey after he and Mike Piazza were announced as electees into the 2016 Baseball Hall of Fame class, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, in New York. Griffey was elected to with the highest voting percentage ever. Kathy Willens The Associated Press

In case you missed them, here are some teachable moments from the past seven days:

▪ Ken Griffey Jr goes a lot easier on Hall of Fame voters than he did on opposing pitchers.

▪ The Kings’ season continues to be a little Column A, a little Column B.

▪ Some team had to invent the pop-off loss and the Bengals were more than qualified.

▪ Home-field advantage means nothing in the NFL’s wild-card round.

▪ Jordan Spieth probably is going to be a handful this season.

Jeff Caraska

This story was originally published January 11, 2016 at 6:40 PM with the headline "Sports 101: ‘No-brainer’ has two meanings."

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