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(Every week there are a number of stories slip through the cracks here at ShakedownSports. These are just a few of them.)

–Michael Jordan’s son, Jeff, made his debut for the University of Illinois earlier this week. The walk-on got finally got off the bench late in the second half and missed his only shot of the game. While it wasn’t a very Jordan-like performance on the court, after the game Jeff did manage to call Kwame Brown a “fag” a bunch of times.

–The Detroit Red Wings managed to escape injury when their team plane slipped off a runway at St. Louis Downtown Airport and got stuck in the mud. Hey, it’s just like when Gus Frerotte quarterbacks the Rams’ offense.

–The University of Louisville is suing Duke for canceling three football games the two schools had agreed to play. The amazing thing is that one of the reasons Louisville seeks damages is that the cancellation cost them an opponent from a quality conference (the Cardinals were forced to replace Duke with Indiana State). So basically, for the first time ever, a school is angry they won’t get to play an opponent as good as Duke. This might be the greatest Duke football moment of the last 15 years.

–British soccer star Steven Gerrard is backing calls to institute a quota on foreign players in the Premier League. It sounds harsh, but that kind of thing is fairly common in sports. David Stern has a quota on the wnumber of referees who can have gambling problems, and the Yankees have a loose quota on the number of players who are allowed to be paid twice what they’re worth.

…And don’t forget about the week 11 picks.

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