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The Pro Bowl wasn't exactly a nailbiter, no sir, as the:
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AFC won by 35
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NFC won by 35
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AFC won by 27
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NFC won by 27
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Hats off to this team's owner, who FedEx'd $8,500 in cash to the winner of a Twitter contest to guess the final score of the AFC championship game:
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Broncos
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Colts
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Cowboys
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Steelers
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A scurrilous violation of league uniform policy means that Niners running back Frank Gore will be fined $10 grand. With what item of clothing of Gore's did the league take issue?
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Cleats
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Socks
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Head band
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Pants
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Displeased with her husband's elimination from the NFL postseason, the wife of this New England Patriot took to Facebook to suggest that perhaps Ray Lewis, with his questionable past, shouldn't be quite as revered as he is these days:
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Wes Welker
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Tom Brady
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Stevan Ridley
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Aaron Hernandez
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And an odd controversy arose as players for this NFL team suggested that its loss in the Big Game several years ago was the result of the head coach sabotaging the team:
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Falcons
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Rams
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Raiders
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Cardinals
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The Aussie Open singles tournaments were won by tennis pros hailing from:
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UK and China
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US and Sweden
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Serbia and Belarus
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Slovenia and Australia
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As the American men continue to struggle to come within miles of relevance, this young American female hit the big time as she beat Serena Williams to reach the semifinals:
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Melanie Oudin
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Laura Robson
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Taylor Townsend
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Sloane Stephens
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The last NHL team to earn its first point this season, this purported playoff contender finally got a win with its 3-2 win on Sunday:
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Washington
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Pittsburgh
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Vancouver
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Los Angeles
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A struggling NBA team's shot at the playoffs may have gone kablooey when star guard __________ was lost for the season with a blown ACL
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Ty Lawson
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Rajon Rondo
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Steve Nash
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Ricky Rubio
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The MLB overlords smiled on this city and awarded it the 2015 All-Star game:
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Denver
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Cincinnati
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Miami
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Seattle
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Meanwhile, brothers Justin "BJ" Upton and BJ "Kate" Upton will be united on the field next season, as this week's trade means both will be playing for:
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San Diego
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Arizona
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Atlanta
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Wasghinton
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A downright wacky week for teams - especially ranked teams - wrecked havoc on college basketball. #1 Duke was depantsed by this ACC opponent:
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Miami
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Clemson
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Maryland
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Florida State
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And not-for-long #3 Louisville suffered its third consecutive loss as it was defeated on Saturday by the Big East team that plays in:
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New York City
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Milwaukee
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Washington, DC
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South Bend
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Meanwhile, unranked North Carolina continued its Season of Woe as Roy's Boys were down by as many as 28 points before staging an ultimately unsuccessful comeback in its loss to:
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NC State
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Virginia
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Boston College
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Virginia Tech
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And our Totally Not Caring About Soccer was interrupted with the sensationally bizarre footage of Swansea City player Eden Hazard unceremoniously kicking a ___________ during a game:
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Spectator
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Ball boy
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Official
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Coach
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