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The curse of Colonel Sanders

  Oklahoma State Senator Randy Bass, a star player for the Hanshin Tigers in the ’80s whose supposed likeness to Colonel Sanders inspired the pilfering of a KFC statue by some rowdy fans, can now be officially let off the hook for the Japanese team’s struggles. The Colonel Sanders bust, which accidentally ended up in the bottom […]