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Beanie Wells runs a 4.59 and the Earth Stops Rotating

04:33 PM ET 02.23

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Chris 'Beanie' Wells from Ohio State ran a 4.59 in the 40-yard dash at the NFL Scouting Combine over the weekend, which is incredibly fast for a man of his size ... everywhere, that is, except at the freak-fest in Indy, apparently. The dash had tongues wagging all over the place, and I wouldn't be surprised if Wells drops in the draft from his supposed top 10 perch - although it's not clear who put him in that place to begin with.

And the NFL and people who make money off it (Mel Kiper and his ilk) will see the entire incident as further confirmation of the importance of the meat market…

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Road Trip to Fenway Park

11:45 PM ET 02.21

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A visit to Fenway Park is a baseball purist's dream, and the best way to get there is on the T. Take the Green Line to the Commonwealth Avenue stop, which is a short walk to the park. And get there early so you can look around and pop into one of the local watering holes. Right across the street from Fenway is the Cask 'N Flagon, home base for Red Sox Nation. If there's a long line, walk up the block to Boston Beer Works, where they have good food and brew their own beer. It's right across the street from the entrance to Yawkey Way, which is the next stop. Leave time before first pitch to…

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I miss Mel Kiper, thankfully the NFL combine is this weekend

01:33 PM ET 02.20

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The NFL marketing machine has mastered many things, but two that stand out involve the incredible hype surrounding the draft and the scouting combine. The latter is, of course, this weekend, and the NFL Network will be broadcasting "25 hours of live programming presented by 16 correspondents." Because 15 wasn't enough, I guess.

The combine can be mildly interesting, worthy of a brief pause while channel surfing, but in the end it's very hard not to mock the entire bloated, overblown thing. And if you're planning on staying inside and spending a significant amount of time watching the thing,…

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