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Jesse Owens crosses the line to win the 100-meter dash, one of four gold medals he won at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. The new book Upon Further Review imagines 31 counterfactual scenarios in sport, including the possibility of the United States boycotting the 1936 games. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption

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Blimps Full Of Money And 30 Other Sports Hypotheticals In 'Upon Further Review'

Mike Pesca's new book imagines 31 counterfactual "what ifs" in sports, from home runs taken off the board to a boycott of the 1936 Olympics in Hitler's Germany.

An Airbus A321 airliner arrives at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport during the delivery of the first batch of planes to Iran Air on Jan. 12, 2017. Europe's Airbus has a contract to provide 100 aircraft to the Iranian airline. Atta Kenare/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Companies Face A Tough Choice After Trump Pulls Out Of Iran Nuclear Deal

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Jesse Owens crosses the line to win the 100-meter dash, one of four gold medals he won at the 1936 Olympics in Nazi Germany. The new book Upon Further Review imagines 31 counterfactual scenarios in sport, including the possibility of the United States boycotting the 1936 games. Keystone/Getty Images hide caption

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Blimps Full Of Money And 30 Other Sports Hypotheticals In 'Upon Further Review'

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Las Vegas Welcomes The Spread Of Sports Gambling

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Democrat Chrissy Houlahan On Pennsylvania's 6th

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Okanogan County Chief Criminal Deputy Steve Brown surveys the debris left over from an illegal pot farm that had masqueraded as a legal operation. Martin Kaste/NPR hide caption

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Despite Legalization, Marijuana Black Market Hides In Plain Sight

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