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Good morning and happy Friday everyone. Welcome to the YB Box Score, what we're reading while we try to wrap our brains around comparisons between Travis Kelce and Tony Gonzalez in Kansas City.
Happy birthday to Dick Butkus, World B. Free, Kurt Angle, Chris Boniol and Petr Nedved. (And just to be safe so his ghost doesn't haunt us, a happy early birthday to Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn who would have turned a 162 Sunday if biology and time weren't so poorly aligned.)
On this date in 1926, the USGA legalized steel shaft golf clubs. Ninety years of men adding something extra to their woods. What a time.
Daily brain workout
In honor Derek Carr's rough night, name every Raiders starting QB since their last Pro Bowler at the position.
Around the league
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NFL
Matt Ryan is now Mr. Pick-Two
"Ryan is a deeply boring individual, even this year when he’s arguably putting together an MVP season. Just crushingly dull. And this is our chance to remedy that slightly." - Mike Tunison
MLB
MLB Winter Meetings report, Day 3: News, notes and rumors
"The Chicago White Sox continued to be the belles of the ball, as they author perhaps the best sell-off event the meetings have ever seen." - Matt Whitener
All the awesome sports say heyyyyy...
Sporting life: Gifts for the fan who is always on point
"If anyone knows how to properly pull off wearing a hockey jersey and making it look fashionable, please contact me so I can throw some more money away. In an alternate world where I am able to pull it off, I would start with the Mark Messier Edmonton Oilers throwback then ease my way into a Patrick Roy Montreal Canadians jersey and this very clean St. Louis Blues throwback." - Alex Wong
Carey Price has had enough of your nonsense.
Stop. Running. Price. pic.twitter.com/bTXyApjKdM
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) December 9, 2016
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