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So, your All-Star Game MVP Melky Cabrera was suspended this many games without pay after testing positive for testosterone:
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25
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90
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50
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120
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More comic fuel was added to the fire on Sunday when we learned that Cabrera had created a fictitious __________ in order to keep from getting caught:
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Doctor's office
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Prescription drug line
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Web site
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Sports news publication
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Rocky Long, head cheese of this college football program, is toying with the idea of not punting or kicking field goals this season.
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San Diego State
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Washington State
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Idaho
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UNLV
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Johnny Pesky, revered by the fans of this storied sports franchise, died this week at the age of 92:
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New York Yankees
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Los Angeles Dodgers
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Boston Red Sox
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Miami Marlins
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If you're a betting man, you'd best not put a dime on this big name winning the upcoming US Open tennis tournament, as he withdrew during the week:
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Rafael Nadal
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Roger Federer
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Novak Djokovic
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Andy Murray
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The baseball world rejoiced as Felix Hernandez retired all 27 batters he faced to record a perfect game against these guys:
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Rangers
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Orioles
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Royals
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Rays
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The half dozen of our readers that care about soccer most likely jumped for joy when the US national team, after 75 years of futility, finally defeated this team on its home soil:
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Mexico
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England
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Brazil
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Portugal
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This Brave was honored with his own bobblehead giveaway night and went out and homered twice:
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Jason Heyward
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Chipper Jones
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Brian McCann
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Freddie Freeman
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A person who may not exactly be thinking things through clearly is suing this NFL franchise for burns received on the backside inflicted by sitting on hot seats:
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Giants
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Browns
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Raiders
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Cowboys
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And lo, the immaculate inning was thrown by this dude on Thursday, striking out the Orioles on nine pitches in the 6th inning on Thursday:
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Phil Hughes
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Clay Buchholz
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Philip Humber
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Dallas Braden
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The Associated Press voters voted, and concordantly this college football team is the AP #1:
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Alabama
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Oregon
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USC
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Michigan State
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The man who managed this woeful team on Saturday was not the man who managed on Sunday, as the club gave the skipper the heave-ho overnight:
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Colorado
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Houston
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Seattle
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Boston
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Most likely, you have not scored any touchdowns during the preseason yet, which ties you with this struggling NFL team, whose nine points scored thus far have come via field goals:
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Texans
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Dolphins
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Steelers
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Jets
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Following an afternoon of powerpowerpower and racingracingracing, this man not only emerged victorious at Michigan but also claimed the lead in the Sprint Cup race:
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Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
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Martin Truex
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Greg Biffle
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Matt Kenseth
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This many innings were necessary to decide the 6-3 ball game between wild card contenders St. Louis and Pittsburgh on Sunday:
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23
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19
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17
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9, duh
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