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-Speaking of how much jocks earn, a new magazine, Players Club, will help pro athletes manage their money. [NYP]
-Jeopardy host Alex Trebek is "resting comfortably" after a heart attack. [AP]
-The New York Post's city editor quit abruptly yesterday for no discernible reason. [VV]
-With ratings in decline and no improvement in sight, NBC has been forced to refund to advertisers some of the money they paid for this season's commercial time. [THR]
-Now safely ensconced at Genre, former Men's Fitness blows his former shop's cover: It's also basically a gay magazine. [Queerty]
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