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Sports rings out the year with some odd bounces
2013 Sports Quirks Heal WEB
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft while holding Kraft's diamond-encrusted 2005 Super Bowl ring, as News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch, center, looks on during a meeting of American business executives at the 18th century Konstantin Palace outside St. Petersburg, Russia, in this June 25, 2005, file photo. The mystery of Robert Kraft's wayward Super Bowl ring was one of many odd places sports wandered into in 2013. - photo by Associated Press
The story had all the elements of a Cold War thriller: a wealthy American businessman, Russian leadership at the highest levels, diplomatic intrigue and purloined jewels. Regrettably, there was no romantic subplot. But if the movie rights on this are ever sold, that will be an easy addition to the script.