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Olympics Warmup: Jim Thorpe, All-American

Olympics Warmup: Jim Thorpe, All-American

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Jul 25, 2008
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Almost Olympics time, and the Siren is going through her usual ritual of swearing she won't watch the thing. She always gets hooked anyway. But she is also thinking about sports movies, one in particular. Ever notice how many sports movies are tearjerkers? The great romantic women's pictures get tagged as "weepies" (odious term, the Siren loathes it) bu…

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