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| 1. | This dog-related event took place this week: | ||
| Itidarod | |||
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Westminister Dog Show | ||
| Puppy Bowl | |||
| Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest | |||
| 2. | Conference Realignment Electric Boogaloo continued as these two conference announced plans to merge: | ||
| A-10 and ACC | |||
| WCC and Patriot | |||
| Missouri Valley and Ohio Valley | |||
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Mountain West and CUSA | ||
| 3. | The legacy of Jeremy Lin continued this week as he hit a three pointer to give the Knicks a road win against the: | ||
| 76ers | |||
| Nets | |||
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Raptors | ||
| Celtics | |||
| 4. | Not was all rosy in Lin-land, though. This sports conglomerate fired a writer who authored a headline which contained an ethnic slur: | ||
| Sports Illustrated | |||
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ESPN | ||
| Sporting News | |||
| New York Post | |||
| 5. | In other conference news, these guys announced plans to launch seven - yes, *7* - networks - one national and six regional: | ||
| Big East | |||
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Pac 10 | ||
| Big 12 | |||
| Big 10 | |||
| 6. | Step forward if you're an MLB manager who signed a three-year extension this week: | ||
| Mike Scioscia | |||
| Joe Girardi | |||
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Joe Maddon | ||
| Ron Washington | |||
| 7. | The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition hit newsstands this week. The volume included three of the following female athletes in bodypaint. Who didn't join in on the fun? | ||
| Alex Morgan | |||
| Natalie Coughlin | |||
| Natalie Gulbis | |||
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Hope Solo | ||
| 8. | Meanwhile, this Swimsuit Edition mainstay posed with male athletes including Michael Phelps, Chris Paul and Rafael Nadal: | ||
| Marisa Miller | |||
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Bar Refaeli | ||
| Irina Shayk | |||
| Anne V | |||
| 9. | When you tune into Monday Night Football next season, you'll find as the broadcasting team: | ||
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Jon Gruden and Mike Tirico | ||
| Jon Gruden and Ron Jaworski | |||
| Ron Jaworski and Mike Tirico | |||
| Jon Gruden, Mike Tirico and Ron Jaworski....so forget we said anything | |||
| 10. | The problematic offseason of Peyton Manning became problematicer this week when we learned that: | ||
| Manning has launched a bid to buy the Colts | |||
| Manning refused to restructure his contract to better his chances of staying with the Colts | |||
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Manning had an additional, unreported, procedure on his neck | ||
| Manning is approaching bankruptcy | |||
| 11. | Drug arrests have marred the offseason of this up-and-coming football program: | ||
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TCU | ||
| Boise State | |||
| Oregon | |||
| Louisville | |||
| 12. | If you weren't aware of the affection that baseball fans had for Gary Carter, you got a dose of it this week after the man's passing. So RIP to the player known as: | ||
| Nails | |||
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The Kid | ||
| The Razor | |||
| The Hawk | |||
| 13. | The NBA Slam Dunk Contest will be decided this year by: | ||
| NBA referees | |||
| Coaches | |||
| A panel of former champions | |||
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The public | ||
| 14. | Thanks to this week's retirement of its primary proponent, your chances of seeing a __________ thrown in an MLB game fell considerably: | ||
| Fastball | |||
| Gyroball | |||
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Knuckleball | ||
| Eephus pitch | |||
| 15. | In college basketball news, fifth ranked Duke found itself down by 20 points at home but proceeded storm back for a win against this ACC opponent: | ||
| Boston College | |||
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NC State | ||
| Maryland | |||
| Virginia Tech | |||
| 16. | Meanwhile, this dominant women's team saw its 99 game home winning streak come to an end over the weekend: | ||
| Duke | |||
| Baylor | |||
| Stanford | |||
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UConn | ||
| 17. | Dear Yankees fans. You won't have AJ Burnett to kick around any more. Dear fans of this team. You will. | ||
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Pirates | ||
| Padres | |||
| Royals | |||
| Mariners | |||
| 18. | This dude, whose teammate chipped in 40, scored 51 points in his team's overtime win against Denver on Sunday: | ||
| Tony Parker | |||
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Kevin Durant | ||
| Blake Griffin | |||
| Kevin Love | |||
| 19. | This unusual event took place during the pre-fight press conference ahead of the Vitali Klitschko-Dereck Chisora heavyweight fight: | ||
| The building lost power | |||
| Klitschko stripped nude | |||
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Chisora slapped Klitschko | ||
| Klitschko "spoke" through a marionette | |||
| 20. | And in MMA news, the daughter of this entertainment mogul is now a title holder, thanks to her victory in Japan: | ||
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George Lucas | ||
| Michael Bay | |||
| Steven Spielberg | |||
| Tom Hanks | |||
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