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Election day is upon us. For many, exercising our right to vote gives us new hope and new reason for optimism.

Just like sports, elections bring about plenty of passion and drama that keeps many of us interested. 

Sometimes athletes become politicians or politics just inevitably become intertwined with sports. Whatever the case may be, there have been many times when the world of sports has collided with politics.

Here are our 50 well-known connections between politics and sports.

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