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Friday, May 24, 2013, 2:27 p.m.

Fans want martyrs, but not cheaters

By DAN LE BATARD THE MIAMI HERALD

Our blissful ignorance was on peacock display again last week with the comical “scandal” involving Ray Lewis. We’ll get to that in a moment. But, first, as athletes and games and stakes grow as if on human growth hormone, let’s rewind 15 years for proper perspective — arriving at that utopian, pure football time when the old guy trying to block a young Ray Lewis wore a catheter.

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  • Headline: Fans want martyrs, but not cheaters
  • Publication: Sports, Pages 20 on 02/06/2013
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