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Things went to hell in Boston on Monday as runners were completing the Marathon, and a few short hours after the Sox defeated this team in the annual Patriots Day game, to complete a sweep:
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Tigers
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Rays
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Angels
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Orioles
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After David Ortiz's signature "This is our f*@#in' city" salute, the Red Sox dropped a double-header to the ____________, as Boston at home for the first time since the bombings:
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Marlins
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Cardinals
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Royals
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Blue Jays
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When Kevin Durant sat out the final regular season game, he ceded the NBA scoring title to:
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Carmelo Anthony
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LeBron James
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Blake Griffin
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James Harden
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If you are these two teams, you came up juuuuust short in getting into the postseason, finishing in 9th place in the respective conferences:
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Washington and Portland
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Toronto and Dallas
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Cleveland and Minnesota
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Philadelphia and Utah
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If your team won its opening game of the playoffs, please step forward. Not so fast there....
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Lakers
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Knicks
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Heat
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Thunder
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Meanwhile, this team saw its chance to win its opening game slip away thanks to a layup with less than two seconds left:
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Rockets
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Celtics
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Rockets
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Warriors
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RIP Pat Summerall. Before rising to fame as one of the NFL's signature play-by-play men, Summerall played almost 10 years in the League, primarily as a:
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Defensive end
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Linebacker
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Running back
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Place kicker
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Do you believe in miracles? Yes! This sports broadcaster was booked on DUI charges over the weekend:
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Joe Buck
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Jim Nance
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Al Michaels
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Chris Berman
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A familiar face won't be back with NBC's Sunday Night Football next season. Say, that face wouldn't be Al Michaels, who was busted for driving under the influence in the previous question, right? Right??
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Nope, the person in question is Cris Collinsworth
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Nope, the person in question is Bob Costas
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Nope, the person in question is Faith Hill
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Yep
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On a certain Thursday not all that many weeks from now, the NFL season will begin as the defending Super Bowl champions (grumble) Baltimore Ravens will play:
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At home vs Denver
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On the road vs Denver
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At home vs New England
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On the road vs New England
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This major college football program is about to be sent to its room to think about what it's done, in wake of major allegations uncovered by the NCAA:
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Florida
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Michigan
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Oregon
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Alabama
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The Braves had won 10 straight games heading into their Wednesday tilt against these guys, who ended the streak by beating Atlanta 1-0:
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Colorado
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Chicago White Sox
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Kansas City
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LA Dodgers
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Similarly, this western team tripped up Colorado to end the surprising Rockies winning streak at 9 on Sunday:
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Houston
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Arizona
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San Diego
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San Francisco
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If you're looking for Mr. Darrelle Revis next year, you won't find him on the Jets roster, no sir. Rather, the NFL star will be playing for a team from the:
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NFC East
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NFC South
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AFC West
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AFC South
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When this NHL franchise laces up its skates for the postseason, it will do so for the first time since the 2004 season:
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Maple Leafs
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Senators
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Stars
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Panthers
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