As Indianapolis Colts Head Coach Tony Dungy can attest, amid scandal and shame, sports in 2007 also gave us a few reasons to cheer.

Seven Silver Linings for 2007

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[10 January 2008]

by Tobias Peterson

PopMatters Sports Editor

For the true sports fan, amidst all the drugs, malfeasance, infidelity, greed and inhumanity -- hope is a most important thing.

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