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The winter meetings craziness kicked off even before the winter meetings, writes Jayson Stark on ESPN.com, when the Nationals threw ridiculous bucketfuls of money at Jayson Werth.

That's when everything kicked off even more.

Lucius, which appeared with Roger Waters at the Desert Trip event before this tour officially kicked off, even introduced a new song, "Pulling Teeth," the title cut of a new 10-inch that will be released Nov. 25.

A possible acquisition could kick off even more deal-making in the market-making sector.

We booked our airfare before the Saints even kicked off.

The reasons why were neatly summed up before this game even kicked off.

Though a distinctly New York event, the game took on a World Cup atmosphere before it even kicked off.

Hundreds of Newcastle supporters have been accused of causing trouble before one of the Premier League's most controversial matches of the season even kicked off.

Kick off times listed as ET Saturday 9 November, 2.30pm Stephen Eastepp, Dynamo Theory, Houston: When you think about their matchup against the New York Red Bulls, most fans counted Houston out before the first game even kicked off.

And despite the recession, pre-sold TV rights and sponsorship made this the most profitable World Cup ever for Fifa, which banked $3.2bn before it had even kicked off.

The odds were stacked against St Mirren before the game even kicked off.