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Pointless Mayoral Sports Betting: Surely We Can Do Better Than This

America's mayors could clearly use some inspiration.
Reuters

On Wednesday the Denver Post reported that Mayor Michael Hancock was too injured to hold up his end of a bet made with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake over the playoff game between the Broncos and Ravens last weekend. Hancock, whose Broncos lost, had agreed to perform the elaborate pre-game dance moves of Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, but claims to have strained his quad at a public dinner before he could bust out the moves.

"Our mayor is headed to the doctor now to find out when he will make a recovery and be able to fulfill his bet with Baltimore," said a spokeswoman for Hancock.