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HEAD COACH? DON’T LET THE DOOR HIT YOU ON THE WAY OUT

A head coach who currently has a job in one of the US’s four major professional sports can expect to keep it for only 3.3 seasons.

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THE FASTEST TEAM IN BASEBALL: FINISH WHAT YOU START

As every team in baseball cracks the 40-game plateau this week, it's a good time to take a look at the fastest starters in Major League history.

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FOR MOM: THE PERFECT GAME

The odds a Major League game will be a perfect game are 1 in 11,500. It is slightly more likely that a male in the US is named Mary (1 in 11,110).

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THE 136TH KENTUCKY DERBY: GIRLS, GATES, AND GIMPS

Over the years, only 1 in 45.83 horses entered in the Kentucky Derby have been fillies, and the odds a horse that wins the Kentucky Derby is a filly are just 1 in 43.67.

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A NUMBER ONE PICK NAMED ROOKIE OF THE YEAR? NOT THIS TIME

The odds a number-one pick in the NBA draft will be voted Rookie of the Year are 1 in 2.9.

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THE IMMORTAL NO-HITTER

Bobo Holloman was not much of a major league pitcher. He pitched for only one season, going 3-7 with a 5.23 ERA for the 1953 St. Louis Browns. But he did throw a no-hitter.

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STEALING HOME

The chances of successfully stealing home are not as slim as one might think. The odds of a major leaguer successfully swiping the dish are 1 in 3.68.

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THE NFL DRAFT: QB OR NOT QB

The odds a football player selected in the 1st round of the NFL Draft was a quarterback in college are 1 in 13.13, but the odds for the first pick are much higher: since the NFL-AFL merger of 1970, a quarterback has been taken No. 1 overall 17 times, odds of 1 in 2.35

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10 THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THE BOSTON MARATHON

Who ran the Boston Marathon faster, Will Ferrell or Mario Lopez? Who holds the record for most Boston Marathon's completed? Here are 10 facts you might not know about the yearly race.

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WINNING THE BOSTON MARATHON, WITH OR WITHOUT SHOES

Based on recent history, the odds the winner of the Boston Marathon will be American are 1 in 5. The odds it will be a Kenyan? A resounding 1 in 2.06.

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