# News headline: one surprise, one you saw coming

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 29, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-headline-one-surprise-one-you-saw-coming/963686 "2022-04-29T17:34:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-headline-one-surprise-one-you-saw-coming/963686/1 "2022-04-29T17:34:30Z")

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In my news feed today:

One surprise story:

> **[Tennis icon Becker sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison - TSN.ca](https://www.tsn.ca/boris-becker-sentenced-to-prison-1.1792674)**
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> Tennis great Boris Becker was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison on Friday for illicitly transferring large amounts of money and hiding assets after he was declared bankrupt.

And this one, well,…

" Fans might want to prepare themselves for the possibility that the Leafs will lose in the first round "

> **[TRAIKOS: Fans might want to prepare themselves for the possibility that the...](https://torontosun.com/sports/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/traikos-fans-might-want-to-prepare-themselves-for-the-possibility-that-the-leafs-will-lose-in-the-first-round)**
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> It’s a question no one wants to think about, let alone ask. But it’s one that needs addressing.

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**Author:** ![Mighty\_Mouse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mighty_mouse/32/7776_2.png) [@Mighty\_Mouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Mouse)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2022, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-headline-one-surprise-one-you-saw-coming/963686/2 "2022-04-30T10:51:43Z")

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Hmmm. The Boris Becket one just has me going, it’s bloody well about time!

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**Author:** ![Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/77aa72/32.png) [@Fluffy\_PickleSniffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluffy_PickleSniffer)\
**Post date:** [April 30, 2022, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-headline-one-surprise-one-you-saw-coming/963686/3 "2022-04-30T14:23:56Z")

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I’m just coming in here to say GO LEAFS!  
-and I think they have a good offense so I hope they keep it that way.