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If you thought that the Winter Olympics needed some overhaulin', then you rejoiced at the announcement of new events to be added, including mixed:
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Curling
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Luge
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Ski Jump
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Biathalon
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If you found yourself watching a Women's World Cup game first-hand this week, then you had high-tailed it to this country, which you may have heard of:
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Canada
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Spain
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Japan
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Germany
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And in the United State's first game, US goalie Hope Solo brushed off the controversy swarming around her recently to singlehandedly preserve America's 3-1 victory in its first game over this top 10 team:
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France
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Australia
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Sweden
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Japan
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The baseball fortunes of this city may or may not (spoiler alert: the latter) have improved dramatically as the team made the first selection in this week's MLB draft:
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Colorado
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Arizona
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Minnesota
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Kansas City
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Roughly 35 shortstops were taken in the first round of the draft, including the #1 overall selection, who played ball for this college:
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Seton Hall
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Vanderbilt
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UCLA
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Baylor
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And also in the draft was selected the son of this modern baseball legend:
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Andy Pettite
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Curt Schilling
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Mariano Rivera
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Pedro Martinez
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Dozens of lucky folks nationwide were treated to a free Domino's pizza, thanks for a no-hitter delivered by a pitcher who suits up for this big league squad:
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The Mets
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The Giants
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The Cardinals
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The Natinals
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Something just a liiiiiiitle bit askew may be going on with the MLB All-Star voting, as just about every position is currently headed up by a player from this organization:
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Kansas City
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Boston
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Tampa Bay
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Oakland
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This premiere pitcher juuuuust missed a perfect game on Sunday, but still managed to strike the other guys out 16 times:
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Max Scherzer
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Clayton Kershaw
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Zack Greinke
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David Price
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If you were tackled by an umpire during a benches-clearing brawl this week, then you have a surprising amount in common with:
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Jason Heyward
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Omar Infante
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Matt Kemp
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Mike Trout
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And normally reliable pitcher who hurls for this club went kablooey on Friday night, giving up 8 earned runs while recording a single out:
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Washington
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Miami
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Cincinnati
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Seattle
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Cleveland surrendered home-court advantage in a Game 4 loss to Golden State, during which LeBron James cut his __________ on a side-line camera, requiring some medical attention:
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Head
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Hand
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Shoulder
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Knee
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