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Bring on the honeymoon: Boxing's All-Kardashian team

Really folks... I tried.But no matter how many times I clicked from channel to channel in the Gulf- side hideaway of Cape Coral this week, the images coming back at me in 50-inch high-definition never changed.Seems that the latest pop culture poster girl for talentless excess -- known these days as Kim Kardashian -- went and got herself hitched to a sparkly 6- foot-9 clothes horse who's made far less impact in seven NBA seasons than he'll make on tabloid newsstands for as long as the unlikely marriage lasts.If they hadn't said his name was Kris Humphries , I never would have known it.And after looking up his stats -- 52 combined starts with four teams, 5.6 points and 4.7 rebounds in 15.4 minutes per game -- I'm guessing all three fans of the New Jersey Nets could say the same thing.All things considered, though, it's a pretty appropriate match for their skill sets.If the toothy groom measured a head shorter, he'd be playing half-court at Bally's.If the blushing bride had a lesser surna...

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