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| 1. | OPJ's bid to buy the Clippers fell just a weeeee bit short. Instead, this exceedingly rich dude is now the proud owner of the Los Angeles NBA franchise: | ||
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Steve Ballmer | ||
| Larry Ellison | |||
| Elon Musk | |||
| Steven Spielberg | |||
| 2. | In other news from the Association, the NBA schedule came out this week. LeBron James - perhaps you have heard of him - will open the season as Cleveland faces off against this team in its opener: | ||
| Miami Heat | |||
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New York Knicks | ||
| Chicago Bulls | |||
| San Antonio Spurs | |||
| 3. | This talented but often injured MLB star is reaching Mr. Glass status, as he had season-ending hip surgery this week: | ||
| Bryce Harper | |||
| Carlos Beltran | |||
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Troy Tulowitzki | ||
| Jerry Hairston, Jr. | |||
| 4. | Forbes came out with its annual list of highest-paid female athletes. 33 male athletes made more last year than this highest-paid female's $24.4 million in salary, winnings and endorsements: | ||
| Serena Williams | |||
| Brittney Griner | |||
| Danica Patrick | |||
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Maria Sharapova | ||
| 5. | And lo, there was much rejoicing upon the launch of this sports conference's network this week: | ||
| ACC | |||
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SEC | ||
| Big 12 | |||
| Pac 12 | |||
| 6. | Meanwhile, an unexpected academic fraud probe might end up fingering a number of football players at this prestigious university: | ||
| Michigan | |||
| Duke | |||
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Notre Dame | ||
| Stanford | |||
| 7. | Wave goodbye to Clayton Kershaw's 11-game winning streak, as the nine from this city finally pinned an L on the Dodgers' superstar: | ||
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Milwaukee | ||
| Miami | |||
| Washington | |||
| Cincinnati | |||
| 8. | Our friends at the Associated Press did some serious cogitating and named this team to the top of its preseason college football poll: | ||
| Oregon | |||
| Alabama | |||
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Florida State | ||
| Oklahoma | |||
| 9. | In our contractually-obligated NASCAR question, we note that leadership of the top spot in the Sprint Cup standings changed hands when this left-hand specialist won at Michigan on Sunday: | ||
| Kasey Kahne | |||
| Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | |||
| Jimmie Johnson | |||
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Jeff Gordon | ||
| 10. | This NFL team was fustigated 34-0 as they played their first game in their brandspankin'new Levi's Stadium: | ||
| Buffalo | |||
| Cleveland | |||
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San Francisco | ||
| Miami | |||
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