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| 1. | Many, many, many Major League pitchers were not traded during the week. This guy was not one of them: | ||
| Mark Buehrle | |||
| Dan Haren | |||
| Kyle Lohse | |||
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Jake Peavey | ||
| 2. | Is it too early to start talking about college basketball? No, it's never too early to start talking about college basketball. When Georgetown and Oregon tip off the Armed Forces Classic this fall, they'll be doing so in this country: | ||
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South Korea | ||
| Japan | |||
| Qatar | |||
| Saudi Arabia | |||
| 3. | This sports is reportedly mulling some major overhauls to its all-star game, retooling it to center around a "fantasy-like" draft: | ||
| MLB | |||
| NBA | |||
| NHL | |||
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NFL | ||
| 4. | Meanwhile, as your eyes were undoubtedly glued to the MLS All-Star game, you undoubtedly know that players culled from the American teams lost 3-1 from visitors from: | ||
| Liverpool | |||
| Madrid | |||
| Munich | |||
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Rome | ||
| 5. | Alabama came from absolutely nowhere to take the top spot in the preseason college football coaches' poll. Take a moment to let that sink in. This football factory sits at #2: | ||
| Oregon | |||
| Texas A&M | |||
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Ohio State | ||
| Notre Dame | |||
| 6. | People will get riled up about *anything*. This premiere NFL quarterback caught holy hell when the internet learned that he tipped $3 on a $74 *takeout* order this week: | ||
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Drew Brees | ||
| Tom Brady | |||
| Joe Flacco | |||
| Eli Manning | |||
| 7. | No matter how eventful your week was, it probably paled in comparison to this American League squad, who prevailed in 15-inning affair this week, one night before rallying for 6 runs in the bottom of the ninth for a walk-off win: | ||
| Tampa Bay | |||
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Boston | ||
| Oakland | |||
| Texas | |||
| 8. | Having been fined an undisclosed amount by his team, the ________, Riley Cooper will send himself to his room to think about what he's done [read: take a leave from his team for sensitivity training]: | ||
| Jacksonville Jaguars | |||
| Cleveland Browns | |||
| Cincinnati Bengals | |||
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Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 9. | As we wade through the morass of the For How Long Will Rodriguez Be Suspended Swamp, Alex spent his weekend playing minor league ball in this city: | ||
| Scranton | |||
| Wilkes-Barre | |||
| Pawtucket | |||
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Trenton | ||
| 10. | Greg Oden, who has played approximately one game's worth of minutes cumulatively in his career so far, has decided to join up with this NBA team: | ||
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Miami | ||
| Chicago | |||
| LA Lakers | |||
| New York | |||
| 11. | You get the feeling that Johnny Manziel is just daring the NCAA to kick him out of college? The wayward Aggie is now under scrutiny for allegedly doing this during the BCS championship game: | ||
| Buying pre-written papers | |||
| Accepting several high-end automobiles purchased for him | |||
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Agreeing to sell his autograph | ||
| Dining with university boosters | |||
| 12. | There's exactly one - count 'em, one - Major League Baseball team with a 10 game winning streak as of close of play on Sunday night. Which division leader has accomplished this feat as they have nearly punched their ticket for the postseason already? | ||
| Chicago | |||
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Atlanta | ||
| Los Angeles | |||
| Pittsburgh | |||
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