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Electrical outages caused multiple blackouts which delayed completion of the British Open....wait, we might have our stories crossed. Anyway, name the venue that was host to the Open Championship this year:
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Muirfield
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Turnberry
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Royal Birkdale
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St. Andrew's
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Each of the following dudes play golf. Of them, this was the dude who had the lead after the first round of the British:
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Dustin Johnson
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Jordan Speith
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Danny Willett
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Jason Day
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OK, now's the time to ask about the blackouts. Washington's Friday night game was halted as not one, not two, but three partial blackouts forced delays and ultimately postponements. Who were the Natinals playing?
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The Reds
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The Dodgers
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The Giants
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The Mets
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This is your periodic reminder that chick do, in fact, dig the long ball. The heavy hitter that won the Home Run Derby plays for the:
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Angels
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Royals
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Reds
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Astros
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This guy left very, very, very little doubt as to who would win the All-Star Game MVP:
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Bryce Harper
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Paul Goldschmidt
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Mike Trout
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Zach Greinke
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In all All-Star Game performance for the ages, his Troutness recorded a single in the first, a double in the second, a triple in the third and a homer in the fourth. This achievement, which we haven't been able to record ourselves, is called a ____________ cycle:
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Ultimate
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Scoring-sheet
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Regulation
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Natural
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Sports Illustrated will feature commemorative US Women's World Cup covers on which will feature:
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Carli Lloyd and Hope Solo
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Megan Rapinoe and Julie Johnston
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Alex Morgan and Shannon Boxx
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All the players on the team
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Within hours, these two premiere-ish, identically-numbered wide receivers signed virtually identical contacts this week:
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Calvin Johnson and Dez Bryant
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Brandon Marshall and Demaryius Thomas
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Dez Bryant and Demaryius Thomas
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Brandon Marshall and Calvin Johnson
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To the delight of millions who follow the Worldwide Leader, this hated ESPN personality is leaving the network:
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Colin Cowherd
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Jamele Hill
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Stephen A. Smith
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Adam Schefter
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And lo, the ESPYs came and went. Winning her category, this notable female athlete took a verbal shot at Floyd Mayweather, saying:
I can't help but really say that I wonder how Floyd Mayweather feels being beat by a woman for once.
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Hope Solo
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Lindsey Vonn
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Ronda Rousey
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Britney Griner
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The Best Play award went to this guy, who you may have heard of:
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Tom Brady
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Peyton Manning
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Odell Beckham, Jr.
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Stephen Curry
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And Peter Berg, who directed this sports movie, took exception to Caitlyn Jenner's winning the Arthur Ashe Courage Award:
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Field of Dreams
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The Fighter
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Friday Night Lights
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Hoosiers
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