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The Apology Report, Volume 1: This big-time university's president had to issue a mea culpa for his ill-advised remarks about Notre Dame, saying "those damn Catholics" can't be trusted:
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Michigan
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BYU
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Ohio State
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Alabama
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The Apology Report, Volume 2: The Pacers' Game 6 victory over the Heat on Saturday night was overshadowed by this Indiana player's profanity and use of a homophobic slur during post-game interviews:
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Paul George
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David West
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Lance Stephenson
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Roy Hibbert
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This university, which just can't seem to keep out of trouble lately, is in more hot water following news that its new AD has been accused of discriminatory and abusive behavior during her position as Tennessee's volleyball coach:
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Syracuse
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USC
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Alabama
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Rutgers
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Congratulate the members of the 20 home run club so far this year, and you'll be shaking hands solely with a fellow that plays for this American League team:
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Detroit
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Baltimore
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Tampa Bay
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Cleveland
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The incredible career of Mo Rivera had an interesting footnote attached to it Monday night, as the future Hall of Famer blew a save and took a loss without recording an out....for the first time in his career. The occurrence came as the Yankees lost to:
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The Mets
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The Red Sox
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The Cardinals
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The Angels
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Hockey news! Getting his team to the playoffs was not good enough, as this NHL team dismissed its coach after being dismissed from the post-season:
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Capitals
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Rangers
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Canucks
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Senators
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More hockey news! These two teams won the first games of the respective conference championship series:
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Pittsburgh and Chicago
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Pittsburgh and Los Angeles
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Boston and Chicago
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Boston and Los Angeles
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For roughly the 45th time in the last 12 months, New England's Rob Gronkoski needs surgery. What is the latest thing on Gronk that needs fixin'?
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His back
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His shoulder
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His neck
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His ankle
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Wednesday featured a pair of 3 home run games. Players for which two National League teams recorded the feat?
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Washington and Chicago
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Miami and Houston
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Colorado and St. Louis
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New York and Atlanta
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Author of one of the more curious careers in the NBA, former college great Grant Hill retired at the age of 40 this week. Quick, which was the last team for which the former Duke star played?
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The Pistons
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The Bucks
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The Clippers
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The Mavs
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Racecar spelled backwards is racecar. This left-hand turn specialist broke a 30 race winless streak and recorded checkered flag #48 in his career at Dover Sunday:
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Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
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Mark Martin
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Jeff Gordon
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Tony Stewart
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A week after a miserable performance against Belgium, the US mens national soccer team recorded an unlikely 4-3 win against this international power on Sunday:
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Brazil
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Spain
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Germany
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Argentina
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